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The Northern Association is an association of the Penn Central Conference of the United Church of Christ, located in the center of Pennsylvania. We are bounded on the west by State College, to the north and east by Lock Haven, and on the south by Lewistown.

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Passion Week and Easter 2021

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Worship in the Northern Association

Palm Sunday, March 28

In Person:

  • Palm Sunday (Indoors) with Covid protocols at Trinity UCC, Centre Hall
    • Location: Trinity UCC, 104 N. Pennsylvania Ave., Centre Hall, PA
    • Masking, distancing, and 50% capacity. Reservations required, see contact information below.
    • Contact: trinityucccentrehall@gmail.com, or 814-364-2120
    • On-demand video available after the service at the church’s website http://trinitycentrehall.org

Livestreamed Video:

  • Streamed and Phone Palm/Passion Sunday with Palms and reading of the Passion of St. Luke
    • Brush Valley Fusion of Faith
    • 8:45 AM
    • Facebook Live: https://fb.me/e/3VV6kreao
    • Phone in option at (609) 663-4205. Phone Line opens at 8:30 AM.
    • Stream available on demand after the live service
  • Palm Sunday Worship
    • St. John’s UCC, Boalsburg
    • 10:00 AM
    • Zoom:
      • Meeting ID: 834 0020 7734
      • Passcode 845608
      • To join by phone 929 205 6099

On-Demand Video

  • Nittany Valley Charge
    • You Tube Channel: Nittany Valley Charge UCC

Phone Worship

  • Palm Sunday Worship at St. John’s Boalsburg (above)
    • 10:00 AM
    • (929) 205 6099
  • Streamed and Phone Palm/Passion Sunday with Palms and reading of the Passion of St. Luke
    • 8:45 AM
    • (609) 663-4205. Phone Line opens at 8:30 AM.

Holy Week Events

  • Daily 15 minute devotional via phone and FB Live
    • Scripture, prayer, meditation
    • Based on The Last Week by Borg & Crossan
    • 8:00 AM daily
    • (609) 663-4205
    • Facebook Live, subscribe to https://www.facebook.com/BVFOF
  • Passion Stations (self-guided, walk through)St. Peter’s Lutheran, Basement
    • Sponsored by Brush Valley Fusion of Faith (includes St. Peter’s UCC, Rebersburg and Christ UCC, Madisonburg)
    • 9 AM to 9 PM
    • Covid protocols. You must remained masked, socially distance, and must sanitize your hands before the experience (which involves touching)

Maundy Thursday

  • Maundy Thursday Service, on-demand video
    • Nittany Valley Charge
    • You Tube Channel: Nittany Valley Charge UCC
  • Footwashing and Communion service, in person
    • Trinity UCC, 20 Oak St, Lewistown
    • 7:00 PM
  • Maundy Thursday Service, streaming video and phone
    • Brush Valley Fusion of Faith, from St. Peter’s UCC, Rebersburg
    • 7:00 PM
    • https://fb.me/e/3X0QhoDhX
    • (609) 663-4205. Phone Line opens at 6:45 PM

Good Friday

  • Passion Stations (self-guided, walk through)
    • St. Peter’s Lutheran, Basement. Sponsored by Brush Valley Fusion of Faith (includes St. Peter’s UCC, Rebersburg and Christ UCC, Madisonburg)
    • 9 AM to 9 PM
    • Covid protocols. You must remained masked, socially distance, and must sanitize your hands before the experience (which involves touching)
    • Streamed walkthrough via FB Live
      • 3:00 PM Good Friday
      • https://fb.me/e/1qgC6qwzw
      • Walkthrough will be available on FB Live after the fact
  • Tenebrae Service of Shadows, streamed via FB Live
    • Brush Valley Fusion of Faith, including St. Peter’s UCC, Rebersburg and Christ UCC, Madisonburg.
    • 7:00 PM
    • https://fb.me/e/ZrTqy33F
    • (609) 663-4205. Phone Line opens at 6:45 PM
  • Good Friday Tenebrae, in person
    • Trinity UCC, 20 Oak St, Lewistown
    • 7:00 PM
  • Good Friday on-demand video service
    • Nittany Valley Charge
    • You Tube Channel: Nittany Valley Charge UCC

Easter Sunday

In Person:

  • Easter Sunrise Service (Outdoors) with Covid Protocols, Brush Valley Fusion of Faith (St. Peter’s UCC, Rebersburg and Christ UCC Madisonburg.)
    • Location: Cemetery at Emmanuel Methodist Church, Town Lane and North Ally, Rebersburg
    • Time: 7:00 AM
    • Masking and distancing required.
    • Contact: Julie Holm 814-349-5515 or julie@bvfof.org
  • Easter Service (Indoors) with Covid protocols at Trinity UCC, Centre Hall
    • Location: Trinity UCC, 104 N. Pennsylvania Ave., Centre Hall, PA
    • Time 10:45 AM
    • Masking, distancing, and 50% capacity. Reservations required, see contact information below.
    • Contact: trinityucccentrehall@gmail.com, or 814-364-2120
  • Easter Services in the Nittany Valley Charge
    • Location: Emmanuel UCC, Jacksonville (Howard, PA)
      • 9 AM
    • Location: Mt. Bethel UCC, Lamar, PA
      • 10:30 AM
    • For more information contact Cindy Killinger cjkillinger@gmail.com
  • Easter Service
    • Emmanuel Union, Tusseyville, PA: 20 Oak St., Centre Hall
    • 9:00 AM
  • Easter Service
    • Trinity UCC, 20 Oak St, Lewistown, PA
    • 10:30 AM

Online Streamed Video Services

  • Easter Sunday Worship
    • St. John’s UCC, Boalsburg
    • 10:00 AM
    • Zoom: Meeting ID: 834 0020 7734
    • Passcode 845608
    • To join by phone 929 205 6099
  • Easter Sunday Worship (Lutheran Tradition)
    • Brush Valley Fusion of Faith
    • 8:45 AM
    • Facebook Live: https://fb.me/e/55RmhcKi2
    • Phone in option at (609) 663-4205. Phone Line opens at 8:30 AM.
    • Stream available on demand after the live service

Phone Services

  • Easter Service
    • Brush Valley Fusion of Faith, Rebersburg and Madisonburg
    • 8:45 AM
    • (609) 663-4205. Phone Line opens at 8:30 AM.
    • Also on Facebook Live (see above)
  • Easter Service
    • St. John’s UCC, Boalsburg
    • 10:00 AM
    • (929) 205-6099
    • Also on Zoom (see above)

Christmas 2020 Resources

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Association Christmas Eve Service:

Join us on December 24 at 7:00 PM on ZOOM as we bring an Association Wide Service of Lessons and Carols and candlelight to you. We will broadcast live from Faith UCC, State College and St. Peter’s UCC, Rebersburg, have a virtual choir, involve pastors reading and praying from all over the Association. The music will be beautiful, and we assure you you will know you have celebrated the life of Jesus. Connection information is:
7:00 PM Northern Association Service of Lessons and Carols

  • Online at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88003073051
  • Password is JesusBirth
  • You will have to download software to join us on ZOOM, take time to set that up early.
  • Or call (301) 715-8592 OR (929) 205-6099
  • Meeting ID: 880 0307 3051

Penn Central Conference Christmas Cantata

The Penn Central Conference has developed an Advent/Christmas Cantata for use by all the churches and members of the Conference. You can use the full Cantata, of songs from the African American Tradition and the Poetry of Howard Thurman.    It runs 36 minutes.   Or you can use the seven pieces separately.

You can watch the Cantata on the Penn Central Conference’s YouTube channel. Contact Julie Holm if you need to download the files.   Cantata Guide(1).