Church news
Shepherd of the Hills Church 527 Hoffmansville Road, Bechtelsville.
Visitor’s training will be held at noon on Sunday, led by pastor of visitation Jim Jessum. The Young Adults will reconvene for the fall at 5:30 p.m. Sunday. 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:
We worship 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. Congratulations and God’s blessings upon the birth of Madison Weil, she was born on September 5th, at Phoenixville Hospital. She is the daughter of Andrew Weil, the granddaughter of Mary Davidheiser and the greatgranddaughter of Martin & Ruth Weiser. 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. Food will be available to purchase. 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 610369-1281. 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 3:00PM 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 (MondayThursday 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. Sunday, September 24th16th Sunday after Pentecost-9:00 a.m. Sunday School, 10:15 a.m. Worship Service, the Worship Assistants will be: Greeters: Karen Hoffman & Becky Yescavage, Ushers: Dan Kuser, Kathy Kuser, Dennis Schaeffer & Betty Moore, Acolyte: Bradley Yescavage, Crucifer: Nicole Kratz, Lector: Dan Ritter, Nursery: Linda Brunner, 6:00 p.m. Finance Committee Mtg., Monday, September 25th6:30 p.m. Boy Scouts, Tuesday, September 26th6:30 p.m. Cub Scouts, 7:00 p.m. Discipleship Mtg., Wednesday, September 27th-6:30 p.m. Sewing Club, Thursday, September 28th-6:30 p.m. Senior Choir Practice, 7:30 p.m. Cantata Practice, Saturday, September 30th-10:30 a.m. Basket Party. 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://boyertown mennonit echurch.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 Sunday, the Men of St. Luke will enjoy their annual Men’s Breakfast at 7:30 a.m. in the pavilion. This year’s speaker is Clyde Diehl. Please join us at 9:30 a.m. for the worship service. Holy Communion will be celebrated. We will return to using the communion liturgy for the fall. The Senior Choir will sing, “Come, Christians,