Pottstown-area churches schedule worship services, special events for Lent

Bethel Community

POTTSTOWN — On Saturday at 12 PM, the Women and Men’s Ministry will meet. On Sunday at 10 AM, it’s “Community Sunday School” for all ages when the topic will be “Old and New” based on Romans 7:1-12. At 11 AM, it’s Morning Worship for the “First Sunday In Lent.” BCCP will continue its “Black History Celebration” and welcome Keri Bradford-Grey, former Chief Public Defender for Philadelphia and vying for Pennsylvania Attorney General. The service is Live on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/BCCP575. The BCCP Food Pantry is Open on Monday, Feb. 19, from 5-6:15 PM. On Tuesday at 6 PM and Thursday at 12 PM, it’s In-Person (Library) and Virtual (215-383-1625 Code 198087) “Community Bible Study.” Everyone is welcome!

Trinity UCC

POTTSTOWN — Trinity Reformed UCC, 60 N. Hanover St., Sunday worship on Feb. 18, at 10:15 AM. Our adult Sunday School class will be meeting at 9 AM to take a deep dive into the sermon text for the day. As always, there will be a time of fellowship and refreshments following the service. All are welcomed, all are beloved children of God. The Community meal will be served on Tuesday, Feb. 20, at 5 PM. See our ad below for office hours and contact information. All are welcome. Our Bible Study will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 21, at 12:00 PM with a light lunch of soup and bread.

Emmanuel Lutheran

POTTSTOWN — You are invited to Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 150 N. Hanover St., this Sunday as we celebrate the First Sunday in Lent with worship at 10:45 AM. The service features traditional and contemporary aspects. Pastor Thomas Kochenderfer will lead the service. Services are broadcast live on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/EmmanuelPottstown. Lenten services will be held as follows: Sundays Feb. 18, 25, March 3, 10, 17 – 10:45 AM worship in the sanctuary following the theme of Holy Lament. Each Sunday we will explore various kinds of lament found in the scriptures; Lenten Wednesdays Feb. 21, 28, March 6, 13, 20 – 7 PM worship in the chapel featuring Holden Evening Prayer and a message. Anyone interested in learning about communion, increasing their knowledge on the subject, and/or refreshing what they already know is invited to participate in a series of classes beginning Sunday, Feb. 18, at 9:30 AM in the Genesis Room. The series will culminate with the distribution of Holy Communion as part of the program on Palm Sunday, March 24.

St. Gabriel Catholic

STOWE — Join us for the 1st Sunday of Lent – Father Wilson and Deacon Ray will celebrate Mass on Saturday at 4 PM and Mass on Sunday morning at 9 AM (the Rosary will be recited prior to Mass). Confessions will be heard on Saturday at 3 PM. Services are live-streamed at https://stgabrielstowepa.org/livestream/ Stations of the Cross will be on Wednesdays and Fridays. MEATBALL AND SAUCE SALE is sponsored by the Women’s Society on Saturday, March 2. Note pick-up times! #1 Saturday, March 2, from 10 AM to 12 PM #2 Saturday, March 2 after 4:00 PM Mass. State your pick-up time with your order. 1 dozen Meatballs – $13.00; ½ dozen Meatballs – $7.00; 1 quart of Sauce – $7.00. Orders and payment are due by Feb. 25 and can be dropped off at the parish office. Checks payable to: St. Gabriel Women’s Society. For more information, visit our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/sgsmstowe or our website https://stgabrielstowepa.org

First UCC

ROYERSFORD — First UCC, 367 Washington St., Sunday School at 10 am. Worship will be held at 11 am, with Pastor Caroline Bashore preaching, All are Welcome! Consistory meets Monday at 6:30 pm

Coventryville UMC

SOUTH COVENTRY — Saturday the CUMC Quilt & Craft Group will meet at 9:30 AM in Grace Hall. Later from 1-4 PM the OWLS and the 250th Anniversary Committee will hold a Ladies Valentine’s Tea in the Chrisman House. Sunday we will begin a Lenten Bible Study focusing on the Lord’s Prayer, at 9 AM, in Grace Hall. Following this study, join us for our traditional worship service at 10:30 AM. Rev. Dr. Jeff Raffauf will lead the study and the service. Visit our service in person or view the live stream from home on the Coventryville UMC YouTube Channel. On Tuesday, Feb. 20, the OWLS Women’s Group will meet at 10 AM in Grace Hall; a representative from United Women in Faith will be the speaker. Also, on Tuesday, from 4-6 PM, there is a frozen food giveaway of Wawa sandwiches. Wednesday, Pastor Raffauf will deliver the message at the Coventry-Warwick Ministerium Lenten Service, at 7 PM at Temple UMC. Call the church office at 610-469-9350 if there are questions.

Bethel UMC

SPRING CITY — Bethel United Methodist Church, 952 Bethel Church Road, invites you to join us this Sunday, Feb. 18, for praise service at 8:30 am or worship service at 10:30 am, led by Pastor John Keretzman. We will be having a Women’s Tea on Saturday, May 18 at 1 pm, so save the date and tell your friends! More information will be available soon. Follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/bethelumchurch or visit our website at https://bethelumchurch.com for more information on church activities.

St. Peter’s Lutheran

POTTSTOWN — St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, 564 Glasgow St., will celebrate the First Sunday in Lent at our 9:30 a.m. Worship Service. Visitors are always welcome. Worship with us online via Facebook on Sunday at 9:30 a.m. or any time during the week on Facebook, YouTube, and our website: https://www.stpeterslutheranpottstown.com.

Zion’s UCC

POTTSTOWN — Feb. 18 is the First Sunday in Lent and Zion’s welcomes all to in-person
worship at 10:15 am. Pastor Austin, Zion’s United Church of Christ, Hanover and Chestnut streets, will have a message titled “The Time Has Come.” Confirmation Class will be at 9 am in the Chapel Building. For those who wish to worship virtually, you are welcome to join us LIVE or later on Zion’s Facebook Page at www.facebook.com/zionsucc. Senior’s Luncheon: Wednesday, Feb. 21, at 11:30 a.m. at Three Cousins Diner on High Street.

First Baptist

POTTSOWN — Join First Baptist Church of Pottstown this Sunday for service, at 4:30 PM via Zoom or in person at 575 N. Keim St. Our February Mission Offering is Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists (AWAB). Because Ash Wednesday was on Valentine’s Day this year, AWAB is launching the “Ashes for Valentines” fund. “We would like to commemorate those who we mourn because of the loss of their life as LGBTQ+ folks and/or celebrate those who have endured. You may donate at our website, www.FBCPottstown.org. FBC Learning Community is starting this Sunday to examine “The Screwtape Letters” by C.S. Lewis. Meeting Sundays from 3:15-4 PM in the Library, We’re going to read along as Senior Demon Screwtape advises, critiques and chides his nephew, Demon-in-Training Wormwood. The letters are elegant, ironic, funny and chilling if we pay attention to what they say about us humans and our faith. This Monday, Feb. 19, is the POWER Statewide Convention held at Presidential Catering, 2910 Dekalb Pike (East Norriton). Registration begins at 11:30 am, followed by lunch and the program until 4 pm.

First Presbyterian

POTTSTOWN — Join First Presbyterian Church of Pottstown, 750 N. Evans St., on Sunday, February 18, for Faith & Friendship at 9:15 am and worship at 10:30 am. Immediately following worship, join us in Fellowship Hall for a Chili Cookoff hosted by the Sr. High Seekers.

Christ Lutheran

BARTO — Christ Lutheran Church will worship on this the First Sunday in Lent on Sunday, Feb. 18, at 9 a.m. Rev. Matthew Finney will be leading the congregation in the worship service. Mark and Lauri Stofflet will be received as members during the service. Coffee and Conversation will be held at 8:30 and 10 a.m. in the Welcome Center. A mid-week Lent service will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 21, at 6:30 p.m. in the parlor of Christ Lutheran Church. Members from St. Paul’s Lutheran and the community are invited to join us. The Handbell Choir will rehearse on Thursday, Feb. 22, at 7 p.m. followed by the Senior Choir rehearsal at 8 p.m. The church is located at 222 Niantic Road between Routes 663 and 100 about a mile east of Bally.

Cedarville UMC

NORTH COVENTRY — Join us Sunday at 1092 Laurelwood Road for services at 8:00 AM & 11:00 AM (Traditional), and 9:30 AM (Contemporary). Visit www.cedarvilleumc.org for resources and live-streamed worship (also on FB) or recorded services after Sunday. During February non-perishable goods will be collected for the SOUPer Bowl for Mission First. Most needed items include Fruit cups or applesauce, items requiring only hot water (Raman noodles, instant oatmeal), ready-to-eat bags of chicken salad, tuna, ham salad, Pop top or ready-to-microwave meals, individually wrapped snack or dessert items. A new 13-week session of GriefShare will begin on Wednesday, March 6, from 6:30-8:30 in room 105. Visit www.griefshare.org to register or call the church office at 610-326-4173. Mission First (Cedarville Church’s outreach at 414 E. High St.) offers a weekly Worship Service on Sundays at 3 PM, led by local Pastors and community leaders to welcome nearby friends and neighbors; light refreshments follow. To help or donate (weekday assistance welcome) stop by or email Clare@missionfirstpottstown.org or call her at 610-326-0560.

St. John’s ELC

BOYERTOWN — As children of God and disciples of Christ seeking peace and justice in the world, we welcome, affirm, and include all people into the fullness of God’s love. Join us for worship Sundays at 9:30 am and livestreamed on YouTube (St. John’s ELC Boyertown). Midweek worship through Lent every Wednesday at 7 pm. 2024-25 Preschool Registration now open online! 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.

St. James Lutheran

LIMERICK — St James Lutheran Church is located at 93 Kugler Road. This Sunday, Feb. 18, the Contemporary service will begin at 9:00 AM. The Traditional service begins at 10:45 AM. Services are live-streamed at stjameslimerick.org. Due to the snowstorm on Tuesday, Feb. 13, our Pancake Dinner was postponed and will be held on Palm Sunday at 11:30 AM. As a result, tickets will continue to be sold and all proceeds will support our trip to the ELCA National Youth Gathering this summer. The price for adults is $10, kids ages 4-17 is $5, and children 3 and under eat free. Tickets are on sale before and after worship or online at https://bit.ly/FAT2SDAY. As part of our Lenten season, Dinner Church will take place on Thursdays, beginning Feb. 21. This is a relaxed service around a table where we sing, read scripture and eat dinner. This starts at 6:30 PM and dinner is served shortly after that. It concludes around 7:30 PM. His Kids Christian Preschool has immediate openings for both preschool and Pre-K. Call 610-287-0380 for more information.

Brownback’s UCC

SPRING CITY — Join us this Sunday at 10 am for our worship service in the Sanctuary led by Pastor Bill Wisneski. At 9:30 am, you can also join us for a Prayer Service in the Chapel and coffee in the lobby. Through Lent, you can join us for a weekly Lenten Bible Study on Wednesdays at noon or 7 pm. Pastor Bill will lead this group through a discussion on the Fruit of the Spirit. Join us for one or all sessions. We had a great time this past Sunday watching our Pastor and a church member compete in a hot sauce competition. On top of it being a super fun event, we collected many, many cans of soup and fruit for the Spring City Food Pantry. Join us at 640 Ridge Road, or you can watch the service from home at: https://www.facebook.com/BrownbacksChurch/live/

Grace Lutheran

POTTSTOWN — Grace Lutheran Church, 660 N. Charlotte St, welcomes you to worship with us as we observe the First Sunday of Lent at 10:15 AM with Pastor Lauren Cain presiding over the communion service. The service will be live-streamed on our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/GLCPottstown. Children’s Sunday School is held every Sunday at 10:15 a.m. All children ages 3-5 years old are welcome. Parents are invited to stay for service while their little ones are learning God’s love. We welcome guest pianist Pamela Trimbur to this Sunday’s service! Our Giving Sunday will be Feb. 25 with our focus on the Pottstown Chapter of the NAACP “Road to Reading” program which benefits children in our community. We will be collecting both monetary and children’s book donations.

St. Luke Lutheran

GILBERTSVILLE — Join us at St. Luke Lutheran Church, Wilson Ave., for worship on Sunday at 9:30 a.m. for the First Sunday in Lent. Welcome to Pastor Elmer Reinhold as he leads us in worship. The gospel for the day is Mark 1:9-15 The temptation of Jesus in the wilderness for forty days. We will celebrate the sacrament of holy communion, as well as the sacrament of baptism as three children are baptized! Joe Vendetti will serve as lector. You are also welcome to join us on Wednesday, Feb. 21 for our midweek Lenten service at 7 p.m. Services are broadcast at 91.3 FM and livestreamed at stlukegilbertsville.org. COMMUNITY CLOTHING RACK The Clothing Rack will be open from 1-4 p.m. on Feb. 21 and 28 for shoppers.

St. John’s UCC

POTTSTOWN — St. John’s UCC, 11 S. Price St., welcomes all to join in worship on Sunday at 10:15 am. The First Sunday of Lent will be observed and Holy Communion will be celebrated. If unable to join in person, the service will be available for viewing on YouTube later in the day. The Little Pantry is stocked weekly for community members in need. Food items are also being collected for Operation 143 to support school children in the Pottstown and surrounding school districts.

Congregation Hesed Shel Emet

POTTSTOWN — Upcoming Shabbat services on Feb 17, March 9 and 16. Erev Shabbat on Feb 23. Services are both in-person and virtual, via Zoom. Visitors are welcome. Rabbi Cynthia Kravitz hosts noontime and evening adult education sessions. Contact: 610-326-1717. Email: Hesedshelemet575@gmail.com. Services are both in-person and virtual, via Zoom. Visitors are welcome. Rabbi Cynthia Kravitz hosts noontime and evening adult education sessions. Contact: 610-326-1717. Email: Hesedshelemet575@gmail.com.

Holy Trinity Orthodox

POTTSTOWN — The Annual Spring Bazaar will be held at Holy Trinity Orthodox Church, 1236 Juniper St., on Saturday, March 23, from 8:30 am to 11:30 am. Customers can purchase potato pierogies, halupki (stuffed cabbage), Easter breads and nut rolls. Home-made soups and baked goods also will be sold. This year there will be a flea market. On-site parking is available. Look for the church with the gold domes. For more information search online at www.holytrinitypottstown.org

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