
222 Niantic Road, Barto, PA 19504
Phone: 610.845.2583
Office E-mail: christluthchurch@windstream.net
Pastor (currently vacant)
clcpastor@windstream.net
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Deborah Matthews, Parish Musician
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Melissa Seasholtz, Administrative Assistant
christluthchurch@windstream.net
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Christ Lutheran Church is handicap accessible.
Please join us on a Sunday morning.
"For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God."
Romans 8: 14


We of Christ Lutheran Church Niantic...
Gather to worship and praise God,
Grow through scripture and prayer, and
Go into the world to share God's love and grace.
Welcome
Christ Lutheran Church is located in the quaint village of Niantic at the crossroads of Niantic and Congo-Niantic Roads, less than 1 mile off of route 100.
We are a congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA). From the beginning, Christ Lutheran Church has grounded itself on God's amazing love, God's holy Word and sacrament.
Wherever you are on your spiritual journey, know that you are welcome here!
The Ministries of Christ
Lutheran Church:
Please click on Ministry for more information.
Eighth Sunday after
Pentecost
Sunday, July 19, 2026*
11:45 AM Gathering begins at the
Barto Park for Outdoor
Worship service
12:15 PM Outdoor Worship
service w/ LaVerne and
Pat Moser leading
worship / Special Music
by the Kehs' and Houck
families
1:00 PM Church Picnic at the
Barto Park
*the service for this Sunday will not be on
YouTube
Worship Services are streamed
live on the church's Facebook
page or YouTube* at: (Christ
Lutheran Church, Niantic -
YouTube).
*(Permission to stream the music
in this service obtained from ONE
LICENSE with license #A-725745.
All rights reserved.)

Niantic News Newsletters:
Quilt Tying​
will NOT be held in the month of July!
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BUT the…
Lutheran Ladies Lunch
will be held on
Tuesday, July 14 at 12 noon.
We will be going to Bella Italia Restaurant,
1604 Memorial Hwy. Oley (near Friedens Lutheran) for a 12 noon lunch.
Please meet in Welcome Center by
11:30 a.m. for lunch at 12 noon or
meet us there!
Jen & Jessie’s for ice cream afterwards!!
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The Book Club
The Book Club will be reading the book:
“The Blessings” by Elise Juska.
The book can be borrowed from a local library
or purchased at a bookstore or Amazon.
We will meet on Tuesday, August 11 at 7:00 p.m.
in the Welcome Center to discuss the book.
Participants are asked to come with suggestions for future reads.
If you have any questions, please contact Roxanne Fox.
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Church Picnic
You are invited to join the
FUN Committee
for our annual Outdoor Worship Service and Church Picnic THIS Sunday July 19th at Barto Park, 122 Barto Road. Please plan to arrive after 11:45 and the worship service, being led by Pat and LaVerne Moser, will begin at 12:15, with the picnic immediately following.
We are asking everyone to bring their favorite lawn chair, as well as a side-dish to share (drinks and main dishes will be provided).
We will have fellowship, games and other surprises throughout the day!
We hope to see you at The Barto Park on
July 19th!

Christ Union Cemetery
Guideline News:
All planting of shrubs, trees or plants is prohibited. Remove all winter decorations 3 weeks before Easter. April through October all flowers and memorials will be removed 7 days after all holidays. All arrangements affixed on top of the gravestones may remain until they are unsightly.
“Birthday Bags” for “God’s Work, Our Hands”
September 13, 2026
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The Mercy Ministry committee will be collecting and assembling items for the Boyertown Area
Multi-Service “birthday bag” program. Listed below are suggested items for the bags.
Each “birthday bag” can contain all of these items, some of these items, or additional appropriate items. We will be sorting and assembling the bags after church on September 13th (“God’s work, our hands”) Sunday.
Cake mix and icing
Aluminum cake pan*
*(sturdy 9” x 13” aluminum baking pan with lid preferred)
Cake plates and napkins
Plastic forks
Birthday candles and holders
Colorful balloons
NOTE: Place all items in a sturdy 9” x 13” aluminum baking pan (with lid) or place everything in a gift bag.
For more fun, have your family assemble a bag yourself!
Collection of items will be the entire month of August.

Emergency
Pastoral Calls:
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Emergency Pastoral Calls:
please call the church office to obtain the phone number of the Pastor on call.
All other calls can be called
into the church office and the Administrative Assistant will
get back to you.
Thank you!
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and receive emails we send out
with news, newsletters or special worship/event schedules.
Please e-mail the church at christluthchurch@windstream.net
and let us know what you would
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Announcements

HELP WANTED | ALL AGES
Worship and Music Committee is looking for volunteers to
greet/usher, lector, communion assist, assisting minister or acolyte! We thought it would be a great idea to get everyone involved, so we are asking youth and adults to volunteer in any of these capacities. We really need your help in this ministry! Please volunteer by contacting calling or e-mailing Melissa in the church office.