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.
​ “​He answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself.””
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Luke 10: 27
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.
Fifth Sunday
after Pentecost
Outdoor Worship &
Church Picnic
at Green Lane Park
Sunday, July 13, 2025
11:45 AM Light Refreshments
at the Pavilion (next
to Stone Lodge) at
Green Lane Park
12:15 PM Outdoor Worship at
Green Lane Park
Pavilion (next to
Stone Lodge)
1:00 PM Church Picnic
Sixth Sunday after
Pentecost
Sunday, July 20, 2025
8:30 AM Coffee &
Conversation (W/C)
9:00 AM Worship / Guest
Organist: Joe DiCindio /
Special Music:
Stephanie McChessney
and Kassidy Dowey
10:00 AM Coffee & Conversation
(W/C)
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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On the following Wednesdays in July (16 & 23), Pr. Matt is having a “Brown Bag Bible Study” in the Welcome center. We will meet at noon, and you are invited to bring along a lunch if you wish. It will be a casual discussion-based study. The weeks in July will focus on the Psalms. 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 August 12th
at 9:30 a.m. in the social hall,
THEN we will join the …
Lutheran Ladies Lunch
at 12 noon at
Countryside, Rtes. 100 & 29,
Emmaus (Shimerville).
We will meet at the church at 11:30 a.m. to carpool to Countryside for
a 12 noon lunch or you can meet us there
at 12 noon.
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THIS SUNDAY, July 13
Outdoor Worship Service and
Church Picnic
at the Green Lane Park
Please join the FUN Committee for our annual Outdoor Worship service and Church Picnic THIS Sunday July 13th at Green Lane Park's Pavilion NEXT to the Stone Lodge. Please plan to arrive at 11:45 for light refreshments and fellowship and the worship service will begin at 12:15, with the picnic immediately following. We are asking everyone to bring their favorite lawn chair and also a dish to share.
This year along with the usual yard games and guessing games at the picnic, we will also have a "White Elephant Switcheroo"! Please bring a wrapped gently used or new inexpensive gift to give for the game where presents are picked or switched!
If you have any questions, please speak to any member of the FUN Committee.
We hope to see you at Green Lane Park on July 13th.
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There will be NO WORSHIP SERVICE at the
CHURCH at 9 AM.
CHANGE of DATE! PLAY BALL!!
Date Changed to Sunday, August 17 Reading Phils Game ~ 5:15 PM
The date of the Reading Phils game has been changed to Sunday, August 17 for a 5:15 p.m. game! The Philly Phanatic will be in attendance! Ticket/Parking Cost: Blue Section Seats $15 & Parking Passes $9. Invite your family and friends to join us!! Sign-up sheet is in the narthex. Money due by Sunday, July 13. Any questions, please contact Nancy or Dave Fioriglio.
Book Club
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The Book Club will be reading the book:
“When All Is Said” by Anne Griffin.
The books will be available on the table in the Welcome Center
next week to sign-out or you can borrow a copy from a local library, purchase from a bookstore or Amazon.
We will meet on Wednesday, July 16 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.
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.