Christian Education Opportunities

New Adult Sunday School Classes

Beginning Sunday, October 2, two new classes will be offered during the Sunday School hour at 10:00 a.m.

SEARCHING ISSUES - Discussion of faith, including seven of the most often asked questions about the Christian life.  Pastor Josh Bytwerk will lead this class.

GREAT CHARACTERS OF THE FAITH - Each week, the class will discover God's glorious work in shaping his Kingdom through the lives of people just like us.  The class will be led by Scott Logan.

Classes will be located in the TFC rooms and will run from 10:00-10:45 a.m. for the next seven weeks.

For more information, email the leader of the class by clicking on his name, above, or call the church office, (610) 327-2266.

DownPour Starting on Sept. 28

DownPour is a youth ministry for middle and high school youth.  It will meet on Wednesdays from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. and everyone is invited to come early to hang out.  DownPour is held at Buckman's, Inc., 105 Airport Road, Pottstown, PA  19464.

For more information, contact Matt Willauer, Youth Director at matt@parkerfordchurch.com or (610) 322-8180.
DownPour is sponsored jointly by Parker Ford Church and Abundant Life Bible Church.

Rally Days Continue at PFC

This year's Rally Day is so good, we're doing it twice!

Join us for "Part II" of Rally Days 2011 on Sunday, October 2.  The teaching is:  "Get to Work," and will be a great follow-up to last week's:  "Swapping His Stories."  (How about those stories?  Inspiring.  God is good...all the time!)  DJ Martin and band will be guest worship leaders this week.  There will be several motivational multi-media presentations.

And don't forget, it's World Communion Sunday.  Love Feast and Holy Communion will be observed at 5:00 p.m., starting with a light meal.  Everyone is welcome!  Feel free to come and participate or just observe.  Childcare will be provided.

ALPHA COURSE

It's here!  PFC is hosting a ten-week Alpha Course starting Tuesday, September 27.  Alpha combines discipleship, discussion, and dinner. Alpha provides a place for people to discuss the Christian faith in a relaxed environment.  Dinner will be available starting at 5:30 p.m. and the program starts at 6:00 p.m.

For more information on Alpha, click here.

To RSVP, contact Pastor Josh.  Or call the PFC office, (610-327-2266).

Family Weekend Retreat

It's time to register for PFC's annual family weekend at Camp Swatara.


The Camp Swatara Family Retreat is a fun-filled weekend that gives families an opportunity to have a blast with other PFC families in a beautiful retreat setting in the Blue Mountains of Pennsylvania.  The weekend’s schedule includes planned, as well as informal activities for fellowship, fun, food, and faith building.  Families from PFC have been taking part in this annual retreat, scheduled at the peak of Pennsylvania’s fall foliage, for more than 50 years.  (Camp Swatara is located in Bethel, Pennsylvania, just off the Frystown exit on I-78.)

For more information:

Brochure for Family Weekend

Family Weekend Registration Form

Contact Josh and Cristina Hostetter (jdhostetter@gmail.com) or Becky Elliott (rme67@juno.com).