Sunday Schedule for Valentine's Day

St. Paul's Lutheran

SASSAMANSVILLE — Transfiguration Sunday will be observed during this week's 10:15 a.m. worship service at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 1809 Hoffmansville Road.

Good Shepherd UCC

BOYERTOWN — Couples married 50 years or more will renew their marriage vows during the 10:20 a.m. worship service on Sunday at Good Shepherd United Church of Christ, 35 W. Philadelphia Ave.

A reception honoring the couples will follow.

Coventry Brethren

NORTH COVENTRY — An annual Sweetheart Banquet will be hosted by Coventry Church of the Brethren, 946 Keen Road, at 6 tonight at Michael's Diner, Douglassville.

Cost will be $35 per couple. Advance registration is required.

Bally Mennonite

BALLY — A pancake breakfast will be served from 7 to 11 a.m. today at Bally Mennonite Church, Route 100.

Donations will be accepted.

Zion Lutheran

SPRING CITY — Transfiguration Sunday will be observed at this week's 9 a.m. worship service at Zion Lutheran Church, 39 Bonnie Brae Road.

A Valentine's Day luncheon will follow the service.

Trinity Reformed

COLLEGEVILLE — Fourth- and fifth-grade students will be recognized as Church School Class of the Month during Sunday's 10:45 a.m. worship service at Trinity Reformed United Church of Christ.

Transfiguration Sunday will be observed.

Ash Wednesday will be observed this week at services at noon and at 7:45 p.m.

St. James Lutheran

LIMERICK — A valentine dinner is slated at 4:30 p.m. on Sunday at St. James Lutheran Church, 93 Kugler Road. Tickets are $13 per person. Proceeds will benefit youth mission and faith-building events.

Child care will be offered for youngsters sixth grade and under.

The Women of St. James will meet at 1 p.m. on Monday.

A Lenten dinner will be served by the Women of St. James at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Ash Wednesday worship will begin at 7:30 p.m.

Hope Methodist

DOUGLASSVILLE — Ash Wednesday worship will begin at 7 p.m. this week at Hope United Methodist Church, 117 N. Monocacy Creek Road.

St. James Episcopal

COLLEGEVILLE — The Girls Friendly Society of St. James Episcopal Church, Germantown Pike, will serve a sausage and pancake supper from 5 to 7 p.m. on Shrove Tuesday.

Ash Wednesday services are planned at 7 a.m., noon and at 7:30 p.m. at St. James.

Centennial Lutheran

KIMBERTON — Transfiguration Sunday will be observed at this week's single 9:30 a.m. service at Centennial Lutheran Church, Hares Hill Road.

A "Build Your Own Sundae" fellowship will follow.

Ash Wednesday worship will begin at 7:30 p.m.

St. Paul's UCC

POTTSTOWN — St. Paul's United Church of Christ, Grace and Franklin streets, will host a pancake breakfast from 8 to 11:30 a.m. on Sunday. Cost will be $6 for adults and $3.50 for children.

A brown-bag luncheon is set Tuesday in the church library.

Weekly Lenten services will begin at 7:30 p.m. on Ash Wednesday. This year's theme will be "Faith Questions."

St. Paul's is providing food and shelter for homeless people throughout the month of February.

St. Luke's Lutheran

OBELISK — The movie "Fireproof" will be shown at 7 p.m. on Sunday at St. Luke's Lutheran Church, Route 73 and Neiffer Road. Snacks will be served.

Bethel Methodist

SPRING CITY — Members of Bethel United Methodist Church, 952 Bethel Church Road, will join members of the Union of Churches for an Ash Wednesday service at 7:15 p.m. at Brownback's United Church of Christ.

Sarah Bollenbach and Connor Patterson, music students at Millersville University, will provide music for Sunday's 8:30 and 10:45 a.m. worship services at Bethel.

Christ Lutheran

BARTO — Bring a Friend Sunday will be celebrated at 7:45 and 10:15 a.m. worship services this week at Christ Lutheran Church, 222 Niantic Road.

A coffee hour and blood pressure readings will follow the latter service.

Ash Wednesday worship will begin at 7 p.m. with the Imposition of Ashes.

Emmanuel Lutheran

POTTSTOWN — A breakfast will be served at 7:30 this morning at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 150 N. Hanover St.

Victory Christian

AUDUBON — Victory Christian Fellowship will host an open house from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Thursday at its new facility on the first floor of the J.P. Mascaro & Sons building, 2650 Audubon Road.

Renovation of the facility to meet the needs of the church was underwritten by Pat Mascaro, president of J.P. Mascaro & Sons.

The Rev. Ed Crenshaw, pastor of Victory Christian, said he and Mascaro share a vision of making the church a community resource. To that end, the church will host an employment seeking workshop at 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 21, a marriage workshop at 9 a.m. on Feb. 27 and a money makeover program at 1 p.m. on March 13.

More information is available at getvictory.net.

St. Vincent UCC

PHOENIXVILLE — The burning of palms from Palm Sunday will take place during the Sunday worship service at St. Vincent United Church of Christ, 137 Ridge Road. The ashes will be used on Ash Wednesday.

Youth of the church will begin a training program on operating video equipment for special church events. The Rev. Dr. Ben Motz, interim pastor, will direct the effort.

Parker Ford Church

EAST COVENTRY — A work day is set from 8 a.m. to noon today at Parker Ford Church.

A four-week introductory class will begin at 10 a.m. on Sunday.

Colebrookdale Chapel

COLEBROOKDALE — A family prayer breakfast is set at 8 this morning at Colebrookdale Chapel.

Prayer for the selection of new church officers will follow.

Shepherd of the Hills

BECHTELSVILLE — Scout Sunday will be observed during this week's 10:30 a.m. worship service at Shepherd of the Hills United Church of Christ, 527 Hoffmansville Road. Cub Scouts will distribute church bulletins, and Boy Scouts will serve as ushers. Scouts Kyle Grater and Jay Smith will lead pledges to the American and Christian flags.

The Lenten season will begin with an annual agape meal at 5:30 p.m. on Sunday. Kork Moyer of Ministries on Main Street will be speaker.

A family night is set 6 p.m. on Wednesday.

Coventry Brethren

NORTH COVENTRY — An open house is set 2 to 5 p.m. on Sunday at Coventry Church of the Brethren.

St. John's UCC

POTTSTOWN — Phil Moser will be guest speaker at Sunday's 10:15 a.m. service at St. John's United Church of Christ, High and Price streets.

A social hour will follow.

Coventryville UM

NORTH COVENTRY — A children's program, "Lenten Twist," will be hosted from 1 to 3 p.m. today at Coventryville United Methodist Church, 1521 Old Ridge Road. Games, stories, crafts and pretzel making are planned.

The OWLS, the church women's group, will meet at 9:45 a.m. on Tuesday.

Brownback's UCC

SPRING CITY — A social hour will follow Sunday's 10 a.m. worship service at Brownback's United Church of Christ.

St. John's UCC

PHOENIXVILLE — Transfiguration Sunday will be observed during this week's 8:30 and 10:45 a.m. services at St. John's United Church of Christ, 315 Gay St.

A mission Muscular Dystrophy Association project will be recognized during the latter service. Special guests will be Melanie Parks, executive director, Philadelphia-Delaware MDA; Samuel Miller, Samuel Miller Jr., and William F. Miller, Spring City Forest No. 34 of Lebanon, and Peter Updegraff, Tall Cedar Foundation, Norristown Forest No. 32 of Lebanon.

Ash Wednesday will be observed with the imposition of ashes at three services: noon, 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. A pizza supper will be served after the 5:30 service.

Shenkel UCC

NORTH COVENTRY — Ash Wednesday worship will begin at 7 p.m. at Shenkel United Church of Christ, 1580 Shenkel Road.

The prayer shawl ministry of the church will meet at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday and at 7 p.m. on Thursday. A healing prayer service is also scheduled on Thursday at 9:15 a.m.

First Baptist

POTTSTOWN — An all-church stewardship session will be conducted at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday at First Baptist Church. The session was originally slated for Feb. 7 but was postponed because of inclement weather.

A collection of soup and other canned goods will continue through Feb. 21.

An Ash Wednesday service will begin at 7:30 p.m. The Lenten worship theme will be "Jesus: Our Bread of Life - A Faith that Sustains."

A family night event is set 6:30 p.m. on Friday.

St. Peter's Episcopal

PHOENIXVILLE — An annual meeting of the parish of St. Peter's Episcopal Church, 121 Church St., will follow Sunday's 10 a.m. Mass. A light luncheon will be served.

Ash Wednesday Eucharist and Imposition of Ashes will be conducted at 7 a.m., noon and 7:30 p.m.

Stations of the Cross are scheduled this Friday and will continue at 7 p.m. every Friday during Lent.

Bethel AME

POTTSTOWN — Officers/Members Sunday will be observed during this week's 9:15 a.m. church school at Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church. The Rev. Vernon Ross, pastor, will lead the program. The topic will be "Declared by Peter."

Items for Saturday's weekly church news pages can be e-mailed to The Mercury at psommers@pottsmerc.com. Deadline is noon on Wednesday.