Congregations continue online services during lockdowns

St. John’s UCC Pottstown — St. John’s UCC at 11 S. Price St., continues to have the weekly Sunday service online via our YouTube channel according to recommendations by the Pennsylvania Southeast Conference. This Sunday the Third Sunday after Pentecost will be celebrated along with a special tribute for Father’s Day. Please join us for worship online.

Trinity UCC

Pottstown — Trinity United Church of Christ, 60 N. Hanover St., will be offering a free takeout meal for anyone in need on Tuesday, June 23. Access the church from the rear parking lot off King Street from 5-5:30 PM. Sunday morning worship continues on line on Trinity’s website, trinityuccpottstown.org or on our Facebook page at 9:30 AM. Pastor Nichole Jackson is offering Evening Prayer on Tuesday and Thursday nights at 9 PM on our Facebook page as well. Office hours with the Pastor are on Wednesday afternoons at 2 PM via Zoom Chat.

First Baptist

Pottstown — First Baptist Church (ABCUSA) at 301 King St. Rev. Dr. Marcia Bailey, Pastor. FBC has live online worship via Zoom on Sunday, June 21, at 10:30 am. Check our website for information on how to join the online service as we discuss “The Pentecost Church Is Inclusive.” www. fbcpottstown.org

St. Luke Lutheran

Gilbertsville — We invite you to join us for worship at 9:30, a.m. every Sunday. On this Sunday, and more to come, we invite you to worship with us via livestream video from St. Luke. You’re welcome to find us on our Facebook page. You can look at www.stlukegilbertsville.org. Sunday is the third Sunday after Pentecost, and, at St. Luke, the gospel lesson from Matthew 10:24-39, about the cost of discipleship. Though we may experience rejection, frustration, division, and death, God’s grace and love make us a new creation each day. A “virtual coffee hour” follows the service, beginning at 10:30. On Wednesday evenings, we invite you to join us at 7:15, as we share in “Silence, Simplicity, and Prayer.” Our weekly activities, meetings, and rehearsals are cancelled. Also, the Community Clothing Rack is closed, in accordance with the requests of the governor. Should you need to contact us at St. Luke, call 610367-9738.

Cedarville UMC

North Coventry — While our campus is closed, visit www.cedarvilleumc.org for current news ad resources. Join us there online on Sunday at 10:00 am with music, prayer and Pastor Sherry’s message “Hope, An Heir of God (Romans 8:12-17). Cindy Cebular will provide the Children’s message. You can also find the service later on our website. No Youth group this week -celebrate Father’s Day! The YouthWorks Mission trip to New York in August has been revised to a hometown week of mission work, August 2-7. The Miller-Keystone Blood Center will be in the Family Life Center on Monday, June 22 from 2:00 to 7:00 pm. Schedule your donation online at https://donor.giveapint. org/donor/schedules/drive_ schedule/80801 or call 1-800-BA-DONOR. Mission First at 414 E. High Street, is hosting Ministries On Main Street’s summer meals; a warm take out meal on Wednesdays. Mission First is in need of toothpaste, shavers, shaving cream and deodorant. Contact clare@missionfirstpottstown.org to donate.

St. John’s ELC

Boyertown — Due to the coronavirus, all events at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church have been temporarily canceled. This includes our Saturday evening meal and worship services. Our office will also remain closed. Vacation Bible School free To-Go Boxes will be available in July! Visit our website to sign up for yours! Join us online for worship and messages on our YouTube channel (St. John’s ELC Boyertown) and Facebook page. For updates, please check our website (stjohnsboyertown.org) or call 610.369.1024. Please leave a voicemail message in the event of an emergency and a staff member will return your call.

Coventryville UMC

South Coventry — Coventryville United Methodist Church - Happy Father’s Day! Blessings to all the men who have taken on fatherly roles in our lives – dads, teachers, coaches, mentors, pastors, neighbors, uncles, brothers, cousins, etc. May they continue to rightly guide with wisdom, humility, and strength. Amen. Join us for virtual worship by tuning into the “Coventryville UMC” YouTube Channel (www.youtube. com/channel/UCpeSkOcz5xHKcucCYmbN2Sw) at 11:00 AM on Sunday or anytime viewing after that. Also posted on our YouTube Channel are midweek meditations recorded by Pastor Will. The church office is open parttime on Tuesdays and Thursdays 9:00 AM-2:00 PM and Wednesdays 2:00-5:00 PM. Arrangements can be made to help those in need by calling or emailing the main office at 610-469-9350 or church@coventryvilleumc.com.

Zion’s UCC

Pottstown — Rev. Austin Chinault, Zion’s United Church of Christ, Hanover and Chestnut Streets continues his series of “Are You Ready For This?” Part 3 for his YouTube Sunday Service. The Scriptures focus on Commitment to God — complete and total. God is our being and giver of life and cannot be resisted. June 21 is Father’s Day and for Zion’s Heifer International Sunday as well. All these three areas have elements of commitment. service and dedication. Our dads and grandfathers are people we loved and enjoyed. We could count on them to play games, tell us stories and share lots of family memories. They knew our favorite treats and helped us with problems. We could count on them for a hug when we needed one. They taught us important lessons of life. In 2019 Heifer International celebrated 75 years of helping others worldwide. Heifer teaches people how to use environmentally-friendly farming methods, how to create and operate businesses and support their communities with their new knowledge including both men and women. Covid-19 upended the lives of all including those in 21 countries where Heifer has projects. The commitment of farmers in Ecuador improved methods to fulfill the needs for more than 17 million Ecuadorians under quarantine. With financial support Heifer can purchase area appropriate animals-geese, goats sheep as well as Irrigation Pumps, Tanzanian School Milk or Send a Girl to School! Heifer teaches families how to be independent farmers sharing first-born animals with neighbors. Contact Heifer.org.

Brownback’s UCC

Spring City — Join us on this Third Sunday after Pentecost for our worship service at 10 a.m. Pastor Mark Stryjak will broadcast and live-stream an abbreviated service that members and friends can easily access from their homes. Watch our service at www.facebook.com/BrownbacksChurch/live/

Bethel UMC

Spring City — Bethel United Methodist Church has been serving Spring City and surrounding communities since 1844. Online Sermons: We are offering sermons online while we are sheltering in place during the Corona virus epidemic. Visit our website or our YouTube channel to view the sermons. Website: https://bethelumchurch. com and YouTubeChannel: www. youtube.com/channel/UCq3nVAaCkpL1f0OM0zKaIvQ. And be sure to join us on our Facebook page on Sunday mornings at 10 am for a Children’s message. Guided Outdoor Prayer: On Saturday, June 27, there will be an outdoor guided prayer held at Bethel. Anytime between 1 and 1:45 you can begin your guided prayers at the first station at the bottom of the hill, driving, walking, or envisioning. At 1:45 I will share a brief meditation and close in prayer. Any questions please contact the church office.