222 Niantic Road, Barto, PA 19504
Phone: 610.845.2583
Office E-mail: christluthchurch@windstream.net
Rev. Matthew Finney, Pastor
clcpastor@windstream.net
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Deborah Matthews, Parish Musician
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Melissa Seasholtz, Administrative Assistant
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Christ Lutheran Church is handicap accessible.
Please join us on a Sunday morning.
​ “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;
all who practice this have a
good understanding.
God’s praise endures
forever."
Psalm 111: 10
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.
Eighteenth Sunday
after Pentecost
Sunday, October 12, 2025
8:30 AM Coffee &
Conversation (W/C)
9:00 AM Worship
10:00 AM Congregational Vitality
Survey (parlor)
10:00 AM Coffee & Conversation
(W/C)
10:00 AM Confirmation (room I)
Worship Services are streamed
live on the church's Facebook
page or YouTube at: (Christ
Lutheran Church, Niantic -
YouTube).
Niantic News Newsletters:
Brown Bag Bible Study
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The “Brown Bag Bible Study” will
continue in October on Wednesdays: October 15, 22 & 29. The Bible Study will be held in the Welcome center at 12 noon, and you are invited to bring along a lunch if you wish. It will be a casual discussion-based study. The weeks in October we will explore the book of Acts. This study is open to everyone. No prior knowledge is required. Please feel free to invite friends, family, and neighbors. Bring along your own Bible or you can borrow one from the church.
Quilt Tying
will be held on October 14th
at 9:30 a.m. in the social hall,
THEN we will join the …
Lutheran Ladies Lunch
at 12 noon at
Toss of the Town, E. Phila. Ave., Boyertown.
We will meet at the church at 11:30 a.m. to carpool to Toss of the Town for
a 12 noon lunch or you can meet us there
at 12 noon.
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Book Club
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The Book Club will be reading the book:
“Thursday Murder Club” by Richard Osman.
The book can be borrowed from book bag that is on the table
in the Welcome Center.
We will meet on Tuesday, October 21 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.
Joint Reformation Sunday Service
On October 26 at 9AM, we will welcome members of St. Paul’s to Christ Lutheran that they may join us in celebrating our Lutheran identity and unity. Reformation Sunday is not only a celebration of our past, but a call to unity and renewal. Our joint worship will be a testament to the bonds we share, reminding us that in Christ, we are one people, and one Church called to serve and love our neighbors. Please mark your calendars, invite your friends, and join us for this memorable occasion. Let us come together in faith, honoring our heritage and looking ahead with hope.
The FUN Committee will be hosting a coffee hour after the service.
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.
Pastoral Emergencies
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Pastoral Emergencies,
please call the church office and the Administrative Assistant will contact Pastor Finney.
All other calls can be called
into the church office and the Administrative Assistant will
get back to you.
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We invite to join our mailing list
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
like to receive. Thank you.
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.