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Annual service
CARROLL -- The annual church service for Mt. Union Church on Harbach Road, Carroll Mountain, will be Sunday, Sept. 17, at 2 p.m. Everyone is welcome.
McElhattan UMC
McELHATTAN --If you are searching for a church, members of McElhattan United Methodist Church extend an invitation to join them for Sunday morning worship at 10 a.m. The church is under new pastoral leadership by Laura Gilbert.
Laura preaches on today's challenges and where to seek God's help through the scriptures. This past Sunday, Sept. 11, was Patriot's Day. Her sermon gave those in attendance a tribute to those who lost their lives that horrific day.
Church office hours are on Thursday's from 1 to 4 p.m. and Bible study is also on Thursday nights at 6:30 p.m.
St. Mark holds blessing of pets and animals
SNYDERTOWN -- St. Mark Lutheran Church in Snydertown will hold a Blessing of Pets and Animals service at 6 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 3. The service will be held outdoors at St. Mark's. The service is held around the time the church remembers St. Francis of Assisi, who was known for his love of animals and all of God's creation. All are invited to bring their pets to the outdoor service for a blessing. Those with dogs are asked to have their dogs on a leash.
St. Mark's will be taking a collection for Centre County PAWS during the service.
For more information, contact the church at 814-383-4882 or email stmarksnydertown@gmail.com. You also can visit the church's website at stmarksnydertown.wixsite.com/snydertown and follow the church on Facebook or Instagram, @stmarksnydertown.
St. Mark Lutheran Church is located at 850 Snydertown Road, which is off Route 64 between Hublersburg and Lamar.
Basket raffle, car show
FLEMINGTON -- Flemington First Church of Christ will hold its Second Annual Kerry Clausen Basket Raffle and Classic Car Show on Sunday, Sept. 18, from 12 to 5 p.m. A rain date is planned for Sunday, Sept. 25, from 12 to 5 p.m.
There will be a basket raffle, classic cars to view, food and Kidz@Heart will perform live.
Proceeds will benefit Rachel Ellis.
Family sing-along
DUNNSTOWN -- The Dunnstown United Methodist Church will hold a family sing-along on Sept. 21 at 6:30 p.m. Everyone that loves singing good Christian songs is invited to come and participate with members. The first songs played will be for the younger participants in case the parents wish to cut out early.
Cars n Guitars Bonanza
AVIS -- Grace Fellowship Church, 19 W. Ridge St., Avis, will be hosting its annual Cars n Guitars Bonanza on Saturday, Sept. 17, from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
The event will feature hot rods and classic cars, live music with Rockets Blasters, concessions by CB's Bites, raffles, give aways, choice awards and much more.
To learn more contact the church at 570-478-1450. To register your vehicle or a vendor space, email carsnguitars@musician.org.
Pay it forward
MILL HALL -- Hosted at Cedar Heights Brethren-in-Christ Church in Mill Hall along Route 64, Pay it Forward Exchange/Giveaway has been holding a yearly event for 10 years, giving away kids' clothing, shoes, toys, books, gear and more to area families.
This year's event will be on Oct. 1. To celebrate the 10th birthday of Pay it Forward, a party is planned complete with an inflatable slide, activities, food, and, of course, the clothing and gear giveaway.
Pre-event donations of gently used kids' clothing may be dropped off at Avenue 209, the Lock Haven YMCA or Cedar Heights Brethren in Christ Church (under the carport).
All area families are welcome to join at no cost. Visit the organizations Facebook page or call 570-726-3490 to learn more.
Coffee club
FLEMINGTON -- Flemington First Church of Christ, 714 Canal St., holds Coffee Club every Thursday from 8:30 to 10 a.m.
Youth group
FLEMINGTON -- Flemington First Church of Christ, 714 Canal St., holds its fall Youth Group meetings on Thursdays from 6 to 8 p.m. The group is open to grades kindergarten through fourth and fifth through 12th.
The meeting starts off each Thursday with a meal, followed by a lesson and game time.
Recycling help
YARNELL -- Yarnell United Methodist Church would like your help in recycling. The church is collecting plastic bags that will be recycled and made into a bench for the church yard.
Through Trex Recycling, the church team needs to collect more than 500 pounds of plastic (that's about 40,500 plastic bags) in a six-month span then Trex will donate a high-performance composite bench to the church. So far the church has collected about 50 pounds of the plastic towards the bench goal.
Plastic bags and film of all sizes will be collected until May, but it must be kept clean and dry.
So, grab a large plastic bag and fill it up with your grocery bags, dry cleaning bags, Ziploc bags of all sizes, bread bags (turn inside out to dump out the bread crumbs), plastic wrap taken from cases of water, toilet paper and paper towels, shrink wrap and bubble wrap. Once your bag is filled it can be dropped off to Donna who lives near the Yarnell UM Church. Call Donna first at 814-880-9450 to make arrangements so that she can collect your bags and place them in a dry area.