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Eggstravaganza BEECH CREEK — Beech Creek Wesleyan Church, 217 Main St., Beech Creek, will hold its annual Easter Eggstravaganza on Sunday, April 2 at 1 p.m. Fisherman’s Breakfast AVIS — Avisu United Methodist Church, 215 Prospect Ave., Avis, will hold its free Fisherman’s Breakfast on Saturday, April 1 from 6:30 to 10 a.m. All are welcome to enjoy the meal. For more information, call the church office between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. at 570-753-8137. Easter Egg Hunt AVIS — Avis United Methodist Church will hold its Easter Egg Hunt and Easter story on Saturday, April 8 at 10 ...

Retired prison chaplain recounts life as guide to condemned

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Accompanying 28 men to their deaths is not something that ever leaves you. A “haunting effect” is how the Rev. Russ Ford describes it. For 13 years in the 1980s and 1990s, Ford was head chaplain on Virginia’s death row, ministering to those who had been sentenced to die for their crimes. His area was, as he put it, “the art of dying. Assisting them on their spiritual journey. That’s what I was commissioned to do. My job was to befriend the condemned and walk with them through that.” Ford, 71 and long retired, has co-written a new book about his ...

Freedom Life Church to hold glow-in-the-dark Easter egg hunt March 25

BELLEFONTE — Freedom of Life Church is tossing out 20,000 eggs for the biggest night-time hunt in central PA! Kids ages 5th grade and younger are invited to bring a basket and a flashlight in the search for candy and golden eggs at the football field at Bald Eagle Area High School will be full of life on Saturday, March 25, from 6:30-8 p.m. Freedom Life Church will be organizing a variety of free activities for the community, including inflatables, a petting zoo, face painting, free food and more! “It’s going to be a blast,” exclaims Pastor Josh Simonetti. “Parents are ...

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Pot Pie Sale RUNVILLE — Bald Eagle Valley Community UM Church will have a homemade pot pie sale on Monday, March 13. Your choice of either ham or chicken pot pie with homemade bread available at $8 a quart. Pre-orders can be called in to Janette at 814-883-0893. Pickup starts at 4 p.m. at the church, 111 Runville Road, Bellefonte (located directly behind the Wingate Sheetz). Walk-in sales welcomed at 4 p.m. until sold out. Spaghetti Dinner JERSEY SHORE — Oriole Church, 39 Main Road, Jersey Shore, will be hosting a spaghetti dinner on Saturday, March 18, from 4-7 p.m. Ticket ...

Finding Faith: Because God is merciful

Many years ago a friend led me to develop the habit of responding to the ubiquitous question “How are you?” with the answer “Better than I deserve.” More often than not that answer is met with a quizzical response. You see, the Bible’s revelation of the natural state of human beings ...

Local Church Briefs

Annual Spring Bazaar JERSEY SHORE — St. James Lutheran Church located at 3242 Middle Road, Jersey Shore, will hold its annual Spring Bazaar on Saturday, March 25, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The general public can purchase a hot lunch, homemade soups, hamburg BBQ and hot dogs as well as homemade bake goods including pies, cakes, cookies, fudge, brownies and more. There will also be an assortment of items from their white elephant table, including collectibles and numerous bric-a-brac items. The church also invites you to attend their regular worship service every Sunday at 10 ...