Church news
Shepherd of the Hills Church
527 Hoffmansville Road, Bechtelsville. The Prime Timers will hold a fellowship lunch at Moccia’s in Schwenksville on Wednesday, Sept. 20, leaving from the church at 11:30 a.m. Boy Scouts meet Monday at 7:00 p.m. Cub Scouts meet Thursday 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 Trinity’s events for the upcoming week: Our Worship Services are Sundays at 10:15 a.m., Sunday School 9:00 a.m., Contemporary Worship Service 8:00 a.m., the 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month. Mark your calendars for our Basket Party, Saturday, September 30th, 11:00A.M.-1:00P.M., ( doors open at 10:30 A.M.) Tickets are $15.00. Food will be available to purchase. We are looking for donation of filled baskets. For more information and to purchase tickets, please see LaRue Sheetz or Mardell Blanford. Trinity will be participating in the Boyertown Area CROP Walk on Sunday, October 1st, 2 PM, at the Center at Spring Street. The CROP Walk is a community event that raises money to fight hunger both here in Boyertown and around the world. If you’d like to participate, please talk to Pastor Gene or Kathy Farrington. Please join us for the Chicken Pot Pie Dinner, Saturday, October 7th, The dinner includes apple sauce, corn, pepper cabbage, rolls & butter, apple crisp with ice cream. 3:00PM-7:00PM. Prices: Adults $9.00, Children ages 6-12 $4.50, Children Ages 5 and under Free. Take out orders will be available until 6:45P.M. Please call 610-369-1281. CRAFT SHOW – Please support the craft show on Saturday, October 21st, if you are a crafter or know someone who is, also by donating used books, helping out on the day of the show for an hour or two, or by shopping! In the mean time, please help us promote the Craft Show by taking a Craft Show Poster and hanging it in a public place which you may frequent! Thank you! Any questions, please see Cathy Yoder. Mark your calendars, the Christmas Cantata will be Sunday, December 17th, “The Song Heard ‘Round the World” by Joseph Martin at the 10:15 a.m. service. Encore presentation will be Sunday, January 7, 2018 at 3:00 PM 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. 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. Scrip 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, September 17th-15th Sunday after Pentecost-Harvest Home, 8:00 a.m. Contemporary Worship Service, 9:00 a.m. Sunday School, 10:15 a.m. Worship Service, the Worship Assistants will be: Greeters: Dan & Kathy Kuser, Ushers: Randy Kehl, Bob McElwee, Karen Irey & Pat Brensinger, Acolyte: Bradley Yescavage, Lector: Randy Kehl, Nursery: Angie Smith. Monday, September 18th-6:30 p.m. Boy Scouts, Tuesday, September 19th-6:30 p.m. Cub Scouts, Wednesday, September 20th6:30p.m. Senior Choir Practice, Thursday, September21st-6:30 p.m. Sewing Club. For information: please 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. We also have quilting on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of each month from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Sunday sermons can be heard athttp://boyertownmennonitechurch.org/ by clicking on “Audio of Services”. We love having visitors so come check us out. We can be reached at 610-369-1974 or email at bmc19512@yahoo.com St. Luke Lutheran Church
35 Wilson Ave. Gilbertsville On the fifteenth Sunday of Pentecost, please join us at 9:30a.m. for the service. Holy Communion will be celebrated. We will return to using the communion liturgy for the fall. The Senior Choir will sing, “Great is the God of Love,” by Lee. Following the service, A Reformation: 500 Years Celebration study group will meet. Many thanks to Pastor Donald Nice, Luther Johnson, and Mary Ann Siefke for leading this group. Monday is the deadline for submitting articles for the October newsletter. The Cherub Choir will rehearse Tuesday night at 6:30 p.m. On Wednesday, the Sr. Breakfast Group will meet at Saville’s Restaurant at 8 a.m. for their monthly breakfast….come on out and join the fun, food, and fellowship! The Community Clothing Rack will be open for distribution on Wednesday from 1-4 p.m. Come out and volunteer your time with this beneficial community ministry! On Wednesday evening, the handbell choir rehearses at 6:30 p.m., and the Senior Choir at 7:30 p.m. Saint Luke’s Lutheran Church,
Route 73 and Neiffer Road, Obelisk
Saint Luke’s website: is www. stlukeslutheran.church. St. Joseph’s Hill Lutheran Church Koch Road and Franklin Street in Pike Township Worship news: September 17- 15th Sunday after Pentecost, Blessing of the
Animals Septemberat 10am 24- service16th Sunday after Home Pentecost,Sunday Harvest CHOIRJunior Choir INFORMATION:rehearses on The Wednesdays, 6-6:30pm; Senior Choir rehearses on Wednesdays, 7:30-8:30pm. Bethlehem Choir (K-2), begins on Wednesday, October 4 (time TBA). Christian Education News: Regular Sunday School classes for Pre-K thru Adult resume on September 17, with an opening in the nave at 8:45am Day Care News: - A 10% discount is available for church families. For more information, please call 610-367-1980 or email hillchurch@ptd.net Youth and Children News: Upcoming Fall schedule TBA Other news: - Thanks to all who helped with the Duryea Day food stand - Weight Loss group (TBMP)- next meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 6pm - Oley Fair (Sept. 21-23)- signup sheet for food stand volunteers for 9⁄23 is on the sign-up bulletin board - Meal and Music Ministry resumes Wednesday, October 4, 5:30pm - Boscov’s Friends Helping Friends passes available. Event scheduled for October 17. Benefits WELCA. - Holy Land trip in January 2018for more info, please contact Rev. Caitlin Kurtz at pastorckurtz@gmail.com - Simply Giving program now available- paper registration forms at church, or online through a link on our Website - Our Fellowship Hall is available for event use. We can accommodate bridal showers, baby showers, wedding anniversaries, birthday parties, AA, NA, Weight Watchers, and more. Please call Jill, Church Secretary, at 610369-0990 “Like” our Facebook pagewww.facebook.com/stjoeshill St. Joseph’s is located at the intersection of Koch Road and Orchard Road 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 web site at www.stjosephshill. com for a calendar of events, history, a pastor’s page, and Day
CareJeff Odgren’sand Pre-Schoolemail: pastor@stjosephshill.comlink. Pastor email: secretary@stjosephshill.Church Office com
Worship times: Regular schedule, with worship services at 7:45 & 10am. Interpreter for the deaf and hard of hearing normally on 1st and 2nd Sundays of the month. Sunday School: Regular schedule will resume on September 17, 8:45-9:45am. Church office phone 610-3690990; fax 610-369-0912; email at secretary@stjosephshill.com Day Care and Pre-School phone 610-367-1980; email hillchurch@ptd.net Worship/activity cancellation
info: call the church office and wait for message, go online to wfmz.com, or check WBYN-FM, Boyertown. Huff’s Union Church Hereford Township Pastor Jane M. Kropa Sunday, September 17th - Worship is at 8:00 and the 10:30 a.m. Adult Sunday School is at 9:15. Sunday School is at 10:30. Harvest Home Sunday, Manna is at 9:00. Thursday, September 14 - Sr. Choir - 7:30 p.m. Anyone interested in choirs may contact Mrs. Gloria A. Adams at 610-914-8116. Website: www.huffschurch.com , Office 610-845-2626.