Ancient Voices to present at concert at Bern Township church [Religion Digest]

Oct. 8----Bern Reformed United Church of Christ, 3196 Bernville Road, Bern Township, will feature award-winning music duo Ancient Voices in concert on Wednesday at 6:30 pm. Their program is preceded by Turtle Moon Native American Flute Circle playing improvised "Heartsong" melodies. Ancient Voices is the musical duo of David Rose (Native American flute) and Dan Kennedy (piano), who will be celebrating their two nominations in this year's Native American Music Awards. A free-will offering will be accepted. On Sunday, there will be live worship at 9:30 a.m. You also can participate from your vehicle in the parking lot by means of an FM 87.9 transmission or on Facebook.

—Theology with a Twist! will meet on Tuesday at the Kutztown Tavern, 272 W. Main St., Kutztown, at 7 p.m. The event is free, however food and drinks can be purchased in the main restaurant before the event begins. Dr. Greg Carey, Biblical scholar, author and professor of New Testament at Lancaster Theological Seminary, will speak on Christian Nationalism: what it is, how it has developed and why it is dangerous for democracy and for the church.

—Trinity Lutheran Church, 1749 S. Main St., Bechtelsville, will hold its fall craft show next Saturday from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. It will include a used book sale. Refreshments will be available to purchase.

—St. John's Reformed Church, 4001 Penn Ave., Sinking Spring, will hold Rally Day on Sunday as part of its launch of a new Christian education program. Classes will be available for all ages and will begin at 9 a.m. A worship service, including Communion, will follow at 10:30. The church will then begin a new schedule of Sunday worship beginning on Oct. 16, with Christian education classes and a contemporary service held at 9 a.m. and a traditional worship service beginning at 10:30.

—Huff's Union Church, 540 Conrad Road, Hereford Township, will hold an oyster pie sale on Oct. 22. Pick up between 9 a.m. and noon. Cost is $8 per pie. Orders are due by Sunday. Call the church office at 610-845-2626 to order.

—Christ Lutheran Church, 222 Niantic Road, Barto, will worship on Sunday at 9 a.m., with Holy Communion. Confirmation class will be held at 10 a.m. in room I and adult Sunday/Bible class will be at 10 a.m. in the parlor.

—The United Church of Christ in Robesonia will worship at 301 W. Penn Ave. at 10:15 a.m. on Sunday by YouTube, in person, by Facebook and by telephone. After worship, a congregational meeting will be held to hear the status of the naming process for the new congregation. Women's Lunch will be Thursday at noon at Country Fare in Myerstown. Contact the Rev. Mary Etta Mast at mestme@aol.com to make a reservation. Details are available at 1zion.org and sprucc.org.

—Reformation Lutheran Church, 3670 Perkiomen Ave., Exeter Township, will worship Sunday at 8:30 a.m., with Holy Communion. Sunday school for all ages is at 9:30. There will be a hybrid worship service at 10:30 with Holy Communion and the Reformation Choir. The service will be livestreamed on Facebook and may be viewed live or later at www.Reformationlutheran.org under worship videos.

—St. John's Gernant's Church (A Federated Congregation), 13 Gernant's Church Road, Ontelaunee Township, will worship Sunday at 9:30 a.m., with Holy Communion. Special guest speaker will be Kyle Lord, director of Keystone Military Families. There will be a piano solo by Fern Kulp ("Peace with God"). She also will be the musician for the service. Bible study will be held on Tuesday at 1 p.m.

—St. John Hill Church, 620 Hill Church Road, Pike Township, will present a gospel music concert by Ken Plott next Saturday at 3 p.m. A free will offering will be taken. There will be a social hour and light refreshments after the concert.

—Christ Episcopal Church, 435 Court St., Reading, will hold two worship services on Sunday morning, both including Holy Eucharist: at 8, a said service (no music) and at 9:30, a service with music welcoming families with young children. At 9, a time of Christian formation will take place, with church school for the children in second-floor classrooms and adult forum for adults in the parlor, featuring a preview of "Shroud Encounter," the program to be held on next Saturdaty at 4 in the sanctuary. Masks are optional. Parking is available at the Abe Lincoln Hotel garage and at the M&T Bank lot, both located off of Washington Street. Parking is also available beside the church on Court Street. for those with handicaps or who need assistance. For the link to Centering Prayer Zoom, go to rdgchristchurch.org. On Thursday at 11 a.m., a Morning Prayer service from the Book of Common Prayer will be held at the Red Bridge recreational area, 2141 Tulpehocken Road, Spring Township.

—St. John's Lutheran Church, 45 N. Reading Ave., Boyertown, will hold worship on Sunday at 9:30 a.m. Livestreamed worship continues on YouTube (St. John's ELC Boyertown). Children's Sunday school is at 9:30. Fall small group learning registration is open at stjohnsboyertown.org. Free drive-through, take-out meal every Saturday from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. No registration necessary.

—Schwarzwald Lutheran Church, 250 Church Lane Road, Exeter Township, will hold in-person worship Sunday at 10:30 a.m.

—Zion's Lutheran Church, 354 Zions Church Road, Perry Township, will have a preordered bazaar food drive today from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Worship on Pastor Appreciation Sunday is at 10:30 a.m, with Holy Communion. The service will be in person, on Facebook Live and the church website, https://zionslutheran.org. Sunday school for all ages begins at 9:15.

—St. John's Lutheran Church, 4125 Penn Ave., Sinking Spring, will hold in-person worship Sunday at 9 a.m., with Holy Communion and special music. Masks are optional. The service also will be livestreamed on Facebook. There will be a Kauffman's Chicken BBQ sale and bake sale on Oct. 16 from 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. on the upper church parking lot, 1/2 chicken, 1 potato, cost $9. Extra meals available. For more information and to buy tickets, call 610-468-5923.

—Schwarzwald United Church of Christ, 75 Church Lane Road, Exeter Township, will be holding an in-person and Zoom service on Sunday at 10:30 a.m. It will also be available on YouTube. For more information, visit www.schwarzwalducc-pa.org. Bring a donation of non-perishable food to celebrate Harvest Home.

—Calvary United Church of Christ, 1231 Route 100, Barto, will hold in-person worship Sunday at 9:30 a.m. The service also will be livestreamed on Facebook and by Zoom by dialing 646-558-8656 and entering the meeting ID 913 8085 8414, passcode 848423. Next Saturday from 8-11 a.m. there will be a 25 cent clothing sale and a pop-up indoor/outdoor yard sale. Vendors are welcome to set up outdoors, registration and set-up begins at 6:30 a.m. at the basketball net. The cost to be a vendor is a $10 donation per space; bring your own tables.

—St. Paul's United Church of Christ, 5 W. Arch St., Fleetwood, will have two worship services in the sanctuary on Sunday, at 9 and 10:30 a.m. The 9 a.m. service also will be available on Facebook and YouTube; links can be found at www.stpaulsfleetwood.org. Worship leaders will be Alexis Ames at 9 and Sandy Renninger at 10:30. There will be coffee time in the Social Room between services.

—Bethany Lutheran Church, 336 Franklin St., West Reading, presents the 2022 Reading Chapter, American Guild of Organists, Members' Recital at 4 p.m. on Sunday. About a dozen area musicians will be performing works for organ, supplemented on occasion by other instruments. A free will offering will be received in support of the Reading Chapter's Young Organist Scholarship Fund with the Reading Musical Foundation. A reception with light refreshments follows the program.

—Maidencreek Church, 261 Main St., Maidencreek Township, will hold a hybrid worship service on Sunday at 9 a.m. Music includes youth on boomwackers and steel drums; piano selections by Kimberly Ayrton; and Bell Choir with Kelli Rosenberger on flute. The in-person service is livestreamed to Facebook and YouTube. Links can be found at www.maidencreekchurch.org.