Theology with a Twist to meet Tuesday in Kutztown [Religion Digest]

Feb. 25----Theology with a Twist presents "Transition Theology: God Talk During the In Between Times" with the Rev. Dr. Becky Beckwith, Sabbatical Conference Minister of the Pennsylvania Northeast Conference, UCC, Tuesday at 7 p.m. upstairs at the Kutztown Tavern, 272 W. Main St., Kutztown. Beckwith will discuss the strange limbo we are living in. How do we move from one place to another while staying grounded? Or maybe we don't. We'll talk about living in the uncertainty of life with the constant movement in our world, jobs and more. Rev Beckwith will discuss the strange limbo we are living in. How do we move from one place to another while staying grounded? Or maybe we don't. We'll talk about living in the uncertainty of life with the constant movement in our world, jobs and more. There is no server in the room, but you are welcome to order at the bar and eat and drink during the presentation. For more information, visit Facebook.

—St. John's Reformed Church, 4001 Penn Ave., Sinking Spring has named an associate pastor. Sue Weisman, who previously served as the assistant to the pastor, has received her licensure from the Conservative Congregational Christian Conference (4Cs) in order to fulfill the role. She will be commissioned during the church's CommUNITY Communion joint service Sunday at 10:30 a.m. Additionally, St. John's Reformed Church has been approved as a 4Cs conference member. Senior pastor the Rev. Jim Bertoti is also ordained through the 4Cs organization. The Conservative Congregational Christian Conference is a theologically conservative denomination believing strongly in the autonomy of each local church under the headship of Christ.

—Allegheny Lutheran Church, 1327 Alleghenyville Road, Brecknock Township, will be holding a shoe drive-thru collection next Saturday from noon-2 p.m. Put new and gently worn shoes into your trunk and drive up to the church entrance. Donations also will be accepted at the church Monday-Sunday through March. The shoes collected are given to poverty-stricken areas so they can be sold to collect money to buy food and other necessities. Money raised also benefits faith formation classes,

—Christ Lutheran Church, 222 Niantic Road, Washington Township, will worship Sunday at 9 a.m. Coffee & Conversation will be held at 8:30 and 10 in the Welcome Center. The adult Sunday school class will be held at 10 in the parlor. Confirmation class will meet in room I after worship.

—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. The service also will be livestreamed on Facebook.

—Reformation Lutheran Church, 3670 Perkiomen Ave., Exeter Township, will worship Sunday at 8:30 a.m., with Holy Communion, and 10:30 a.m. with Holy Communion and music by the Reformation Choir, under the direction of Dr. Heidi Rochlin. The worship 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. The 2023 Lenten Devotional, written by members of Reformation, will be available in the narthex. The Ringgold Band, under the direction of Chuck Ebersole and assistant director Mark Brumbach, will present a free concert Sunday at 2 p.m. in the sanctuary in honor of Black History Month, "From Scott Joplin to Stevie Wonder," with music that pays tribute to Black performers, styles and composers.

—St. John's Gernant's Church (A Federated Congregation), 13 Gernant's Church Road, Ontelaunee Township, will worship Sunday at 9:30 a.m. in the Memorial Hall, 12 Gernant's Church Road, which is handicap accessible. Shirley Breininger will be the musician for the service. The Choir will perform an anthem called "It Is Well with My Soul." Bible study will be held on Tuesday 1 p.m. The churches of the Schuylkill Valley Pastor's Association will get together during Lent for soup and sandwich meals. The first worship will be held Wednesday at noon at St. John's Gernant's.

—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. A healing service will be offered during worship. A Meet the Pastors session will be held on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. The Conrad Weiser Lenten Services will begin at noon on Wednesday followed by lunch at 12:30 p.m. at Zion Lutheran Church, 300 W. High St., Womelsdorf, with host pastor the Rev. June Bair and preaching by the Rev. Mary Etta Mest from the UCC of Robesonia. On Wednesdays in Lent, the UCC of Robesonia will offer a 6:30 p.m. half-hour vesper service with a dialogue by two Bible characters acted by Jon and Robin Henning, portraying Samson and Delilah.

—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. Midweek Lent worship Wednesdays in March is at 7 p.m. Bread Bowl and Bible, a learning and meal event, will be held March 12 and 19 from 3-6 p.m. Free drive-through, take-out meal every Saturday from 4:30-5:30 p.m. No registration necessary.

—People with special needs/IIDD, their friends and family are invited to the Berks Festival of Faith Free Supper and Worship Service at Bern Lutheran Church, 820 West Leesport Road, Bern Township, on Tuesday from 4-5:30 p.m. The free baked ziti supper is prepared by Piero Pizzeria and sponsored through a Thrivent Action Grant. The worship service will start at 5:45.

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

—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., with Holy Communion. It will also be available on YouTube. Adult Sunday school starts at 9:15. For more information, visit www.schwarzwalducc-pa.org.

—Epler's Church, United Church of of Christ, 1151 W. Leesport Road, Bern Township, will worship Sunday at 10:30 a.m., in person and on Facebook. Sunday school for all ages is at 9:30. For more information, visit www.eplerschurch.org. There will be a potpie supper on March 18. You can pre-order take-out quarts on the church website, https://www.eplerschurch.org, or by calling the church office at 610-926-1006. Cost: potpie, $9 a quart; pepper cabbage, $8 a quart, $4 a pint; pickled beets, $8 a quart, $4 a pint. Pick up orders from 3-4 p.m. A buffet dinner will be held from 4-7 p.m. No pre-orders necessary. Cost is $12 for adults and $6 for children ages 6-12.

—Oley Valley Mennonite Church, 1571 Memorial Highway, Oley Township, will worship Sunday at 10:30 a.m. For more information, visit www.oleyvalleymennonitechurch.com. Food and Faith will be held on Friday beginning at 6 p.m. for a meal with an informal worship service with Holy Communion at 7.

—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. The links to FaceBook and YouTube are found at www.stpaulsfleetwood.org. Worship leaders will be Melissa Ruemmler at 9 and Vicky Garl at 10:30. There will be a Lenten service at 7 p.m. on Wednesday.

—Huff's Union Church, 540 Conrad Road, Hereford Township, will have an oyster pie sale on March 25. Orders are due by March 12. Pickup between 9 a.m. and noon in the chapel. Cost is $8.50 per pie. To order, call church office at 610-845-2626.

—Bausman United Church of Christ, 1064 Penn Ave., Wyomissing, will be having its annual pork and homemade sauerkraut take-out dinner next Saturday. Pick up is from 4-6 p.m. The dinner includes roast pork with homemade sauerkraut, sides and dessert. Cost is $10 for adults and $6 for children 5-12. Orders must be submitted by noon on Wednesday. To place orders, call the church office at 610-375-9790 or email to office@bausmanucc.org.

—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.

—Maidencreek Church, 261 Main St., Maidencreek Township, will worship on Sunday at 9 a.m., led by the Rev. Kevin McLemore, associate conference minister of search and call, PA Southeast Conference. Music includes selections by the Senior Choir, Bell Choir with Sophia Ayrton, violin; solo by Marissa Benedick; and Kimberly Ayrton, organ. The service is livestreamed to Facebook and YouTube. Links can be found at www.maidencreekchurch.org.

—Christ Episcopal Church, 435 Court St., Reading, will hold two services on Sunday, each including Holy Eucharist; at 8 a.m., a spoken-word service from the Book of Common Prayer, and at 10 a.m., a family service with music. At 9 in the first-floor parish hall, adult forum will feature Runette Gabrielle and Dale Goodyear presenting "The Harlem Renaissance." Dr. Barton Smith will accompany Gabrielle on the piano. Parking is available at the Abe Lincoln Hotel parking garage and the M&T Bank lot, both off of Washington Street. Handicap spaces are available beside the church on Court Street. On Wednesday at 10:30 a.m., a Lenten series will begin with a book study in the first-floor parlor, stations of the cross at 11:30 in the sanctuary and Eucharist at noon. No evening Eucharist. On Thursday at 11, Morning Prayer from the Book of Common Prayer will be held in the first-floor chapel. To access the Centering Prayer Zoom link or find out more about us, go to rdgchristchurch.org.