Ontelaunee Township church celebrates stained glass windows [Religion Digest]

Jan. 21----St. John's Gernant's Church (A Federated Congregation), 13 Gernant's Road, Ontelaunee Township, will worship Sunday at 9:30 a.m. in the sanctuary. Musician for the service will be Shirley Breininger. An open house will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the installation of the stained glass windows. Historians will be available to answer questions about the history of the church and the windows; and a self-guided tour of the windows to learn more of the theology and history of the windows is available.

—St. Michael's Church, 529 St. Michaels Road, Tilden Township, will worship Sunday at 10:15 a.m. Congregation council members will be installed.

—Christ Lutheran Church, 222 Niantic Road, Washington Township, will worship Sunday at 9 a.m. Council will be installed during the service. Coffee & Conversation will be held at 8:30 and 10 in the Welcome Center. Confirmation class will practice for Youth Sunday at 10 in the sanctuary. The adult Sunday school class will gather in the parlor at 10.

—Bausman United Church of Christ, 1064 Penn Ave., Wyomissing is having a homemade soup sale Feb. 1-4 featuring chicken noodle, chicken corn noodle, vegetable beef, Italian wedding soups and turkey chili. Cost is $10 per quart. Order by Jan. 27 at www.bausmanucc.org or by calling 610-375-9790. Pick up times are available on the website.

—Reformation Lutheran Church, 3670 Perkiomen Ave., Exeter Township, will worship Sunday at 8:30 a.m., with Holy Communion, and at 10 a.m., with Holy Communion and the Reformation Choir, under the direction of Dr. Heidi Rochlin. The 10:30 service will be livestreamed on Reformation's Facebook page and may be viewed live or later at www.Reformationlutheran.org under worship videos. Sunday School for all ages begins at 9:30.

—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. Adult Sunday school starts at 9:15. For more information, visit www.schwarzwalducc-pa.org.

—The United Church of Christ of Robesonia, 301 W. Penn Ave., will worship Sunday at 10:15 a.m. by YouTube, in person, by telephone and Facebook. Details can be found at sprucc.org and 1zion.org. The handbell choir will ring. Bible study will be held on Tuesday morning at 9 and on Wednesday evening at 6:30. A free meal will be held on Thursday from 4-6 p.m. The public is invited. Ice skating will be held on Jan. 29 for all ages. Call the church office for information, 610-621-5770.

—Zion Lutheran Church, 300 W. High St., Womelsdorf, will worship Sunday at 10:30 a.m. in person, on Facebook and by Zoom. Special music will be presented by vocalist Kathy McConnell, cantor from Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church.

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

—Calvary United Church of Christ, 640 Centre Ave., Reading, will worship Sunday at 8 and 10:30 a.m., with special music by the Rev. Steve Ohnsman, pastor. For more information, visit www.calvaryreformeducc.org.

—Friedens United Church of Christ, 337 Main St., Oley, will have a special music program this Sunday 10:15 a.m. with guest pianist Debbie Weinhold providing music for the service. The choir will be singing an anthem. Friedens continues to offer both in-person worship and participation via Zoom and YouTube. This information and links can be found at http://www.friedensuccoley.org.

—Zion's Lutheran Church, 354 Zions Church Road, Perry Township, will worship Sunday at 10:30 a.m., with Holy Communion. The annual in-person congregational meeting will immediately follow the service in the nave. A fellowship meal will be held after conclusion of the business meeting. The service will be available in person, on Facebook Live and on the church website, https://zionslutheran.org. Sunday school for all ages will be held at 9:15.

—Christ Episcopal Church, 435 Court St., Reading, will hold two worship services on Sunday: at 8 a.m., a spoken Eucharist, and at 10 family Eucharist with music. Adult forum will be held at 9 in the parlor, featuring David Emes with "Christianity in the Dark: a Trip to the Rome Catacombs." Parking is available at the Abe Lincoln Parking Garage and the M&T Bank lot, both off of Washington Street. Handicap spaces are available on Court Street beside the church. Mid-week Eucharist will be held Wednesday at noon and 5:30 p.m. (the latter with optional anointing and healing). On Thursday at 11, a Morning Prayer service from the Book of Common Prayer will be held in the first-floor chapel. Go to rdgchristchurch.org for the Centering Prayer Zoom link or to learn more about us.

—Kissinger's Church, 715 Berkshire Blvd., Wyomissing, will hold an Hour of Prayer on Wednesday at 4 p.m. The public is invited to attend to submit prayer requests and to pray for others. Pray for our country and for each other.

—St. Paul's United Church of Christ, 5 W. Arch St., Fleetwood, will have two worship services on Sunday, at 9, also online, and 10:30 a.m. Worship leaders will be Rachel Eberly at 9 and Stacy Laucks at 10:30. The links to FaceBook and YouTube are found at www.stpaulsfleetwood.org.

—Maidencreek Church, 261 Main St., Maidencreek Township, will hold a hybrid worship service on Sunday at 9 a.m. Music selections by the Bell Choir and Senior Choir and piano selections by Anya Flicker and Kimberly Ayrton. The service is livestreamed to Facebook and YouTube. Links can be found at www.maidencreekchurch.org.

—St. John's Lutheran Church, 45 N. Reading Ave., Boyertown, will worship on Sunday at 9:30 a.m., livestreamed on YouTube (St. John's ELC Boyertown). Children's Sunday school is at 9:30 a.m. A support group for parents of special-needs children will meet on Wednesday at 9:15 a.m. Register at stjohnsboyertown.org. Free drive through, take-out meal every Saturday from 4:30-5:30 p.m. No registration necessary.