Congregations schedule worship services, special events
Trinity UCC
POTTSTOWN — Sunday Worship Service at Trinity United Church of Christ, 60 N. Hanover St., will take place in person and will be live-streamed on our YouTube channel from the Sanctuary at 9:30 AM on Sunday, June 19. Trinity will offer a free takeaway meal on Tuesday, June 21, between 4:30-5:30 PM. Access is available in the parking lot at the rear of the church. See our ad below for office hours and contact information. All are welcome.
St. Gabriel Catholic
STOWE — Join us for the Feast of Corpus Christi. Father Wilson and Deacon Ray celebrate Mass on Saturday at 4 pm and Sunday morning at 9 am (the Rosary will be recited prior to Mass). Confessions are heard on Saturday from 3 to 3:45 pm. We are now live streaming services for those who cannot make it to church due to health concerns https://stgabrielstowepa. org/livestream/ AMERICAN RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE on Monday, June 20, from 2-7 PM in the social hall. Prospective donors, call 1-800-RED-CROSS to make an appointment. For more information, visit our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/sgsmstowe or our website https://stgabrielstowepa.org
St. Vincent UCC
PHOENIXVILLE — St. Vincent United Church of Christ, 137 Ridge Rd. (Rt. 23), Phoenixville, will include a special tribute to all fathers during our worship service this week. There will be cards and gifts for each man in attendance. doors are open for in-person worship every Sunday at 10 AM. For more details, visit www.stvincentucc.com
Zion’s UCC
POTTSTOWN — June 19 is the 2nd Sunday after Pentecost and Father’s Day and Zion’s United Church of Christ, Hanover and Chestnut streets, welcomes all to in-person worship at 10:15 am. Rev. Austin Chinault will have a message titled “A Still Small Voice.” Gifts for Heifer International will be received to share hope with others. Sunday School for youth and adults is suspended until September. For those who wish to worship virtually, you are welcome to join us live or later on Zion’s Facebook Page later at www.facebook.com/ zionsucc.
First Baptist
POTTSTOWN — This Sunday, June 19, First Baptist Church (ABCUSA) is live on Zoom at 10:30 am as we welcome guest pastor Rev. Dr. Marsha Brown Woodard. You can find the link on our website at www.FBCPottstown.org! Happy Pride Month! We’re celebrating and supporting our LGBT+ friends, family, and neighbors this month and all year long. On Wednesday, June 22, 4:30-6:30 pm, we’ll host a VOICES Youth Group at 301 King St (entrance and parking on Charlotte St) for ages 12-17. For information, you can contact the LGBT Center of Greater Reading at (484) 513-3170 or visit www.lgbtcenterofreading.com. Our offering for June is the One Great Hour of Sharing. One Great Hour of Sharing (OGHS) supports disaster relief, ministries to displaced persons, and development projects of the American Baptist Churches and its partners. You can donate to OGHS using the Donate page on this website or you can mail a check to the office with OGHS in the memo line.
St. Paul’s UCC
POTTSTOWN — St. Paul’s United Church of Christ, 927 N. Franklin St., invites you to join us for in-person worship on Sunday, June 19, at 9 a.m. Our service is also broadcast live at 9 a.m. from our Facebook page at: https://www.facebook. com/stpaulsuccpottstown. Join us for our social hour in Fellowship Hall following worship.
Brownback’s UCC
SPRING CITY — Join us this Sunday for our worship service at 10 am led by Rev. Marian Shearer. We will also honor our graduates this Sunday right before the service begins. We will host a Parent’s Day Breakfast at 9 am this Sunday in honor of both fathers and mothers. We hope you can join us for some delicious food and great fellowship! Join us at 640 Ridge Road, or you can watch the service from home at: https://www.facebook.com/ BrownbacksChurch/live/
Coventryville UMC
SOUTH COVENTRY — Happy Father’s Day from Coventryville United Methodist Church, 1521 Old Ridge Road — 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. And, celebrate Juneteenth! Give thanks for liberation and continuing restoration. Sunday services are in-person and live-streamed at 9:30 AM (contemporary) and 11 AM (traditional). To view from home, visit the Coventryville UMC YouTube Channel — https://www.youtube.com/ channel/UCpeSkOcz5xHKcucCYmbN2Sw. Our women’s group, the OWLS, will meet on Tuesday, June 21, at 10 AM in Grace Hall. It will be the last meeting until fall. Following the meeting will be a brunch. Bring a favorite dish. Drinks will be provided. For more information, call the main office at 610-469-9350.
Bethel UMC
SPRING CITY — Worship at Bethel United Methodist Church, 952 Bethel Church Road, will be held in the Sanctuary at 8:30 am and 10:30 am. VBS runs Aug. 8-12 — 9 AM to Noon for grades preschool through 5th. Junior Helpers are 6th through high school. Adult volunteers are needed as well. If you would like to be included in future emails and registration notices, email jadomin3@gmail.com
St. Peter’s Lutheran
POTTSTOWN — St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, 564 Glasgow St., will celebrate the Second Sunday of Pentecost at our 9 a.m. Worship Service. Visitors are always welcome. Worship with us online via Facebook on Sunday at 9 a.m. or on any day and time during the week on Facebook, YouTube, and our Website: https://www.stpeterslutheranpottstown.com. Evangelism/Parish Life Committee Meeting — 10:15 a.m. June 19; Church Council Meeting — 7:00 p.m. June 20.
First Presbyterian
POTTSTOWN — Join First Presbyterian Church of Pottstown, 750 N. Evans St., on June 19 for worship at 9:30 am. Rev. Casey Thompson will be preaching.
St. Luke Lutheran
GILBERTSVILLE — Join St. Luke Lutheran Church, 35 Wilson Ave., Sunday as we celebrate the second Sunday after Pentecost. Our interim pastor, Pastor Susan Folks, will lead us in worship. Communion will be celebrated. Pat Hallman is lector. Services are broadcast on 91.3FM, livestreamed at stlukegilbertsville.org. COMMUNITY CLOTHING RACK will be open on June 22 for shoppers from 9 a.m. until noon, It will not be open on June 29.
Grace Lutheran
POTTSTOWN — Grace Lutheran Church, 660 N. Charlotte St., will observe the Second Sunday after Pentecost on June 19 in our Sanctuary beginning at 9:15 AM. Pastor Ann Baly will preside over the communion service. Masking is required for this Sunday. The service will be live-streamed on our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/GLCPottstown, and a recorded version of the service will be posted as soon as available on our website https://gracechurchpottstown.org, YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKgJA-RV1AwzJW5LhKr67uA and Facebook page.
Emmanuel Lutheran
POTTSTOWN — You are invited to join Emmanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church, 150 N. Hanover St., this Sunday as we observe the Second Sunday after Pentecost in our Sanctuary. The service features both traditional and contemporary aspects. Stuart Bowman will lead the service and present the day’s message. Services are broadcast live on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/emmanuel.pottstown. They are also be posted on our website http://www. emmanuelpottstown.com/ and on our YouTube channel at https:// www.youtube.com/channel/ UCBQzq980Tf11SCyPX2G21mg. Community Outreach Schedule — Emmanuel’s Closet is open Monday and Wednesday from 1-3 pm, every other Tuesday and Saturday from 4-6 pm and Friday from 11 am to 1 pm; free Community Meals are served in the Genesis Room on Monday at 5 pm, Tuesday at 6 pm,
Friday at 11:45 am, and Saturday at 5 pm. Two other local congregations share the word of Christ from our location on Sunday mornings! Agape Life Ministry, under the leadership of Pastor Randy Shanley, meets in the Chapel at 9:30 AM. For more information, call 610-3234509. Restoration Life Center under the leadership of Pastor Joyce Wilkerson meets in the Chapel at 12:00 noon. For more information, call 484-300-5508.
St. John’s ELC
BOYERTOWN — St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 45 N. Reading Ave., is open for in-person worship Sundays at 9:30 am. Livestreamed worship continues on YouTube (St. John’s ELC Boyertown). Free drive-through, take-out meal every Saturday evening from 4:30-5:30 pm. No registration necessary. For updates and further details, check our website at stjohnsboyertown.org or call the office at 610.369.1024.
Christ Lutheran
BARTO — Christ Lutheran Church will worship on this Second Sunday after Pentecost on Sunday, June 19, with a worship service at 9 a.m. Rev. Matthew Finney will lead worship and present the sermon. We will bless the Quilts that members have made during the service. Prior to the worship service, Coffee & Conversation will be held at 8:30 in the Welcome Center and then again after worship at 10:15 a.m. The church is located at 222 Niantic Road between Routes 663 and 100 about a mile east of Bally.
Calvary UCC
BARTO — Free Community Giveaway (clothing, shoes, household, books and more) and Lunch To Go, on Saturday, June 25, from 8-11 AM, at Calvary United Church of Christ, 1231 Route 100, Barto. All are welcome!
First UCC
ROYERSFORD — First United Church of Christ, 367 Washington St., plans an 11 am Rainbow Sunday Worship service in the air-conditioned Social Hall with a picnic afterward.
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