Salem United Church of Christ

Ministry Programs

Ash Wednesday
Ash Wednesday services will be held on Wednesday, February 14 , at Salem UCC in Oley. There will be a meal of soup and bread at 6:00PM and the worship will begin at 7:00 PM. This service is an appropriate way to begin our Lenten journey. It is a service of repentance and remembering who we are as children of God. God expects our repentance; therefore, it is only right, in fact, necessary, that all Christians should begin the Lenten journey by remembering who they really are. I look forward to seeing everyone at our service this year.

Soup and Word
This year I would like to again offer an opportunity for those who would like to spend some time in a Lenten devotional journey. The last several years we have had a good response to this event . This year it will again be held every Wednesday during Lent, starting with February 21st. Those attending would meet from 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM for Soup, Bread and the Word. There will be a signup sheet to get a general idea about how much food to prepare. Please don’t hesitate to come if you didn’t sign up; there will be enough for all, I’m sure. If you can only come to one or two sessions, please come.

Mid week Lenten Services
This year Salem and Friedens UCC will be again joining together in Mid-week Lenten, Wednesday night, services. Starting with Ash Wednesday, Feb. 14 – @ Salem-- Ash Wednesday – Holy Communion “Reengaging in the Journey of Faith” Isaiah 55:6-7, Feb. 21 –@ Friedens – “Responding with Sanity” Genesis 9:12-15, Feb. 28 – @ Salem – “Neighbor Religion” Isaiah 58:6-9, March 7 – @ Friedens – “Like Eagles Renewed Isaiah 40:31, March 14 – @Salem – “Boundary-Crossing Generosity” Rom. 10:9, March 21 –@Salem – “The Drama of Lent” Jeremiah 31:31, March 30 – @Friedens – Good Friday – Tenebrae Service “Penultimate Honesty” Psalm 69:30-33. We will not have a service on the Wednesday during Holy Week. We will begin the evenings at 6 PM with soup and bread and then worship at 7 PM. What a great way to journey to Easter than with our brothers and sisters in the faith. Join us as we worship this Lent together and prepare for Easter.