IN YOUR CONGREGATION
ASBURY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 1533 Springhouse Road, Allentown, will hold worship services at 9:30 and 11 a.m. Sundays. Masks are optional. Streaming at live.asburylv.org.
HUFF’S UNION CHURCH, 540 Conrad Road, Hereford Township, will hold worship services at 8 and 10:30 a.m. Sundays in the sanctuary. The adult Sunday School meets at 9:15 a.m. and the children’s Sunday School meets during the 10:30 a.m. service. In all buildings on campus, face masks are optional for everyone who is fully vaccinated but will still be required for everyone else. Outdoor activities will not require masks. Communion will be offered in the pews, with ushers who are masked distributing the elements. On-line worship services are available at Huffschurch.com or on Facebook.
JORDAN UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST, Route 309 and Walbert Avenue Allentown will hold in person indoor services at 8 and 10:30 a.m. Sundays. A virtual option is available with the 10:30 a.m. service being live-streamed. Info: www. jordanucc.org.
NAZARETH MORAVIAN CHURCH, 4 S. Main St., has reopened the church’s sanctuary for worship with limitations and precautions. Info: 610-759-3163.
NEW LIFE FELLOWSHIP will hold Sunday worship at 10 a.m. in Southern Lehigh Living Memorial Community Park, Community Building, E. Fairmount Street, Coopersburg. Info: 484-340-8805.
”GROWING EMPATHY,” an adult education class will be held 9:45-11 a.m. Sundays, May 15 and 22 at First Presbyterian Church of Bethlehem, 2344 Center St. All are welcome to attend, either in person or via Zoom.
Participants will explore why empathy has become so important, what empathy is and what it is not, what hinders the willingness to practice it more often, and how it can be put into action. Learn how to make empathy a more normal state in one’s faith journey.
For information, go to fpc-bethlehem.org/news.
AFTERNOON VESPERS will be held 3:30-4:30 p.m. Sunday at
St. John’s UCC, 538 E. Thomas
St., Coopersburg. Music by Italian Tenor, John Carelli. The theme is “Rooted in Spirit.” Free-will offering. Light refreshments follow. Info: 610-282-3310; Facebook. com/StJohnsUCCCoop. Safe church practices; masks optional.
DAVID LAMOTTE’S LECTURE is now available on YouTube.
The Lehigh Conference of Churches welcomed David LaMotte on March 31 at DeSales University as the speaker for the 2022 Robert K. Campbell Memorial Lecture Series on Christian Unity. David engaged us in the question “What’s Mine To Do?” based on his book, “Worldchanging 101: Challenging the Myth of Powerlessness.”
If you were unable to attend or would like to see it again, it is now available on YouTube, youtu.be/ fmCQnAN2viM.
MORAVIAN MUSIC FESTIVAL. Registration is open now for the 26th Moravian Music Festival, which will be held
July 26-30 live and in person in Bethlehem, on the campuses of Central Moravian Church and
Moravian University.
The theme is “Jesus Still Lead On,” a hymn text reflecting resilience and optimism as musicians emerge from the restrictions of the pandemic. Last year, because of public health concerns, the festival planning committee created an online-only festival, focusing on education with content, video and webinars held on Zoom and YouTube platforms.
This summer, singers and instrumentalists of all ages and all levels are welcome. There will be programs for children and youth, including a musical theater production entitled ACTS; tuition is free for children and youth.
Registrants may participate in the Festival Chorus or Concert Band and also join a smaller ensemble, such as trombone choir, steel pan ensemble, new worship ensemble, chamber music or handbell choir.
Two free public concerts will be presented each day and on the morning of July 30. Meal plans and on-campus housing are available. The early bird registration rate for adults ends June 1.
Volunteers are needed; contact info@moravianmusic.org.
Complete festival information and details are at www.moravianmusicfestival.org.
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL
East Hills Moravian Church, Advent Moravian Church, and Central Moravian Church, “Food Truck Party,” 9 a.m. to noon June 20-24. VBS will be held at East Hills Moravian Church, 1830 Butztown Road, Bethlehem. For children ages 3 through completing fifth grade. Registration form available at easthillsmc.org/wp-content/ uploads/2022/05/RegistrationForm-for-VBS-2022-Revised. pdf and mail to Advent Moravian Church. to Advent Moravian Church, 3730 Jacksonville Road, Bethlehem, PA 18017. Registration is encouraged. Info: contact East Hills Moravian Church, 610-868-6841.
Egypt Community Church, 4129 S. Church St., Whitehall, “Adventure Island,” 6-8:30 p.m. June 20-24. For ages preschool. must be toilet trained, through sixth grade. Register at www. egyptcc.org. 610-570-5766.