
222 Niantic Road, Barto, PA 19504
Phone: 610.845.2583
Office E-mail: christluthchurch@windstream.net
Rev. Matthew Finney, Pastor
clcpastor@windstream.net
Deborah Matthews, Parish Musician
Melissa Seasholtz, Administrative Assistant
christluthchurch@windstream.net
Christ Lutheran Church
is handicap accessible.
Please join us on
a Sunday morning.
"I am the resurrection and the life;
whoever believes in me
will never die."
John 11: 25, 26

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.
The Ministries of Christ
Lutheran Church:
Please click on Ministry for more information.
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!

Below is a QR Link to the Planning Committee Questionnaire.
Please complete by Sunday, April 9.
Your input counts!
Niantic News Newsletters:
Fifth Sunday in Lent
Sunday, March 26, 2023
8:30 AM Coffee &
Conversation (W/C)
9:00 AM Worship
10:00 AM Adult S.S. Class
10:00 AM Confirmation
10:00 AM Coffee &
Conversation (W/C)
*Note: If you do not feel
safe attending worship or
you feel sick, it is ok to stay
at home.
Worship Services are streamed
on Facebook Live on the
church's Facebook page if
you'd prefer to watch that
way.
Masks are not required but
if you prefer to wear one, you
are more than welcome to.
Thank you.
Mid-week Lent services
Wednesdays through March 29
will be at St. Paul’s Lutheran, Sassamansville
beginning at 6:00 p.m. with a soup supper and then at 7:00 p.m. will be the worship service.
If you plan on attending the soup supper, please sign-up on the sheet on the bulletin board just inside the side entry door downstairs. Thank you.
Quilt Tying
On Tuesday, April 11 beginning at 9:30 a.m., we will be tying quilts in the social hall.
Help is always needed!!
Then we will go to the…
Lutheran Ladies Lunch
Our next lunch will be
Tuesday, April 11 at 12 noon.
We will be going to
Redvo (formerly the Oley Turnpike Dairy)
in Oley.
We will meet in the church parking lot at 11:30 a.m. to carpool or meet us at Redvo at 12 noon.
Hope you can join us!

Holy Week
Palm Sunday – April 2, 9:00 a.m.
Holy Week begins April 2 with our Palm Sunday services at the usual time with the Blessing and Distribution of Palms and the Sacrament of Holy Communion.
Maundy Thursday – April 6, 7:00 p.m. at St. Paul’s Lutheran, Sassamansville
Maundy Thursday commemorates the Last Supper of Jesus with his disciples, which was the occasion for the institution of Holy Communion. The service is at 7:00 p.m. at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church.
Good Friday Tenebrae Service – April 7,
7:00 p.m. at Christ Lutheran, Barto.
The centerpiece of our Good Friday service will be a service of great liturgy and responses. The service is held at 7:00 p.m. at Christ Lutheran, Barto. We encourage you to attend this special service.
Easter Sunrise Service – April 9, time: 6:30 a.m. and Easter Festival Service – 9:00 a.m.
Easter Sunday will be celebrated with a sunrise service (time: 6:30 a.m.) and a later service at the usual 9:00 a.m. time. In between the services, the FUN Committee will host a Coffee, Cake & Conversation in the Welcome Center. A sign-up sheet is posted in the narthex if you would like to bring a breakfast treat to share. We hope you are able to join us for fellowship time!

Pastoral Emergencies
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.
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.