Area congregations schedule special services and events
St. Luke’S Lutheran
Obelisk: The mid-week Lenten service will be held at 7 p.m. on Wednesday at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, Route 73 and Neiffer Road. The senior choir will lead the service in Holden Evening Prayer each Wednesday evening during Lent.
Good Shepherd UCC
Boyertown: Lenten Service will be held at 7 p.m. on Wednesday at Good Shepherd United Church of Christ, 35 W. Philadelphia Ave. All are welcome.
First Presbyterian
Pottstown: A Living Waters for the World meeting will be held after the 10:30 a.m. worship service on Sunday at First Presbyterian Church. The Prime Timers will be gathering at 5 p.m. in Fellowship Hall for a potluck dinner and hymn sing.
Bethel UMC
Spring City: The Union of Churches Lenten Service will be held at 7 p.m. on Wednesday at St. Matthews United Church of Christ, Chester Springs.
St. James UCC
Limerick: Two free opportunities for the practice of meditation will be offered to the community whether a beginner or experienced with meditation. The meditation groups will be held from March 7 through April 6 on Tuesdays from 10 to 10:45 a.m. and on Thursdays from 7 to 7:45 p.m. at St. James United Church of Christ, 321 S. Limerick Road. Rev. Anne Cormier will lead the group in learning about the energy centers of our bodies, how to prepare for meditation to optimize your experience of connection to the divine, and will guide the group through an active meditation process based on the prayer of St. Frances of Assisi. Please arrive a few minutes early so the group can start promptly. Following each meditation group, the church is offering a study and discussion group on the power of forgiveness. For questions, contact Pastor Anne at 610-489-0990.
St. James Lutheran
Limerick: Twelve young people will receive their first Holy Communion at weekend services at St. James Lutheran Church, 93 Kugler Road. They are Carter Dakota, Kennedy Fisher, Katie Higgins, Leah Koons, Megan Kurian, Sadie Paxon, Helene Pritchard, Michael Rapp, Mike Saboe, Brady Seislove, Carrie Valente and Kyle Walters. The youth will serve a dinner at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Devotions, discussion and music will be part of the Lenten service.
First UCC
Royersford: Kathy Bieski will be substitute pianist at the 11 a.m. worship service on Sunday at First United Church of Christ, 367 Washington St. Members will attend and support the annual Spring-Ford Rotary Breakfast Buffet.
St. Luke Lutheran
Gilbertsville: The Community Clothing Rack will be open for drop off from 1 to 4 p.m. on Wednesday on the lower level of St. Luke’s Lutheran Church. Wednesday night will be the first midweek Lenten service. The focus of this year’s midweek services is the Cathechism. The soup supper will be held in Memorial Hall from 6 to 7 p.m.
Zion’s UCC
Pottstown: Sunday worship continues in the Chapel Building at Zion’s United Church of Christ, Hanover and Chestnut streets, as sanctuary painting and organ repairs continue. Women’s Fellowship will meet at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Eleanor Mauger will lead the worship and Betty Leister and Cheryl Drake are hostesses. The Spring Street Songsters will provide entertainment. All are welcome. The church is participating in the collection of eyeglasses through Women Aglow in Pottstown. The glasses will be sent to Honduras. A basket is available in the Chapel Building through March 12. Congregational Directories are now available for pickup.
St. John’s UCC
Pottstown: A social hour will follow the 10:15 a.m. service on Sunday at St. John’s United Church of Christ, 11 S. Price St. Orders are still being taken for peanut butter Easter eggs.
Trinity UCC
Pottstown: The “Drop In Center” at Trinity United Church of Christ, 60 N. Hanover St., will continue to operate through the month of April at the church. Volunteers are still needed to supply lunch and staff the various activities offered for the homeless. Visit the church’s web site church@ trinityuccpottstown.org to volunteer.
St. Peter’s Lutheran
Pottstown: The Lenten imaginary walk to Jerusalem continues after the 10:30 a.m. worship service on Sunday at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, 564 Glasgow St., with a “Wittenberg Luncheon” featuring a sampling of German foods. A short video on Wittenberg will be shown plus a recap on the walking participants’ progress. The five-week Lenten Services will present a special series of services for Lent entitled “At The Crossroads.” Wednesday, March 8, begins Week One with the Crossroads of Betrayal.
St. Paul’s UCC
Pottstown: The Wednesday Evening Lenten Series will continue on at 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday. The theme for this week will be “Silent Nights and Solitary Days”— The Burden of Loneliness.
Mount Carmel UMC
St. Peters: Volunteers from Mount Carmel United Methodist Church, 2203 Harmonyville Road, will meet in St. Peters today for the “Good Works Program,” an organization that helps those in need of home repairs. For more information please call the church at 610-469-9151. The choir will resume rehearsal on Sunday before the 10 a.m. service under the direction of Dr. James Wells. Refreshments will be available on Sunday after the 10 a.m. service. Everyone is welcome.
Bethel Community
Pottstown: Tickets for the Latin American Style Jazz Concert featuring Bennie Sims will be on sale from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. today and immediately following service on Sunday at Bethel Community Church, 575 N. Keim St. Donation is $40. The Choir will be singing at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday under direction of Don Corey Washington, director of music, along with special music by Arnetta Morgan and Herbie Weaver.
St. Peter’s Episcopal
Phoenixville: A Refugee Resettlement Seminar will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 121 Church St. The seminar will be presented by Rev. Sturgis Poorman, a native of Ardmore. Rev. Poorman was ordained as a Presbyterian minister in 1970 and has served churches in West Hebron, N.Y., Harare, Zimbabwe and Phoenixville. In 1999 Rev. Poorman founded “Welcoming the Stranger,” an educational ministry with immigrants and refugees in Lower Bucks County. Since that time, over 3,000 adult students from 100 different countries have benefited from this program. After his retirement in 2015, Rev Poorman began volunteering with refugee resettlement programs in the Philadelphia area. He currently gives his time to Bethany Christian Services, one of the four government approved area refugee resettlement agencies. Recently, in his role as Parish Associate at Ardmore Presbyterian Church, Rev. Poorman has helped to develop “First Place,” a transitional home in Ardmore for newly arrived refugees to the U.S. For more information about the Refugee Resettlement Seminar, contact The Rev. Dr. Koshy Mathews at 610933-2195.