Six Berks County Lutheran congregations have joined to form the Pretzel City Parish. Beginning today, Nativity, Reading; Hope, Reading; St. Paul, Reading; Christ, Reading; Bethany, West Reading; and ...

A few weeks ago in a meeting with other district clergy, a question raised was, “Is Epiphany a day or a season?” Technically, the Sundays following Epiphany (Jan. 6) are called the Sundays after ...

The Autobiography by Pope Francis (Translated from Italian by Richard Dixon); Jesus Wept: Seven Popes and the Battle for the Soul of the Catholic Church by Philip Shenon ...

Sister Constance Veit points out that the holy year the church is celebrating calls everyone to sing in a choir of hope, which we experience by visiting the sick and the elderly.

A statue honoring Fanny Williams, the late civil rights activist and namesake for Smyrna’s formerly infamous restaurant, Aunt ...

There’s no shortage of passages in the Bible about praising God with music, but it’s important to keep its role in perspective, say local church worship leaders.

See a complete list of the Abbey's upcoming choral services and organ recitals. You are also able to see our calendar for the weeks ahead and view orders of service for selected services.