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Guest Speaker
HUBLERSBURG -- Trinity Reformed Church is having a special guest speaker on Sunday, Sept. 1, at 9:30 a.m. Come and hear the powerful story of Karla Sunderlin who has personally traveled to Kenya to hand out shoeboxes for the Operation Christmas Child program. Trinity Reformed Church is located at 355 Hublersburg Road, Howard, just past the Hublersburg Inn along Route 64.
Spaghetti dinner
DUNNSTOWN -- Dunnstown United Methodist Church is having a drive thru spaghetti dinner prepared by the Sons and Daughters of Italy on Oct. 9 with pick-up from 4-6 p.m. at the Son's Patio. Tickets are available by calling Carol Ordway at 570-748-9139. The cost is $10 per meal.
Candy & Nuts
BLANCHARD -- Liberty Baptist Missionary Ladies in Blanchard are taking orders for Terri Lynn Nuts and Candy as a fundraiser. Orders must be in before Sept. 24. To see a brochure with prices call Joyce at 570-962-3355. The Ladies would appreciate your order and support of this fundraiser!
Comedy group
FLEMINGTON -- On Oct. 25, the comedy group, Bean and Bailey, will be live at Flemington First Church of Christ. Get tickets now by going to ffcoc.net or by calling the church office at 570-726-8009 for more information. The cost is $25 general admission and $40 for a VIP package which includes a meal and meet and greet.
Lamar Lighthouse concerts
LAMAR -- Lamar Lighthouse Camp will be having concerts each Sunday evening at 7 p.m. in the campground's multi-purpose room. The public is invited to each of the free Sunday evening concerts. A love offering is taken during the evening. Indoor seating is provided for the concerts, or bring your lawn chairs for more comfortable seating.
Randy and Marli Ministries will be performing on Sept. 1, followed by Texas Star on Sept. 8. The last concert of the summer will feature Glory Way on Sept. 15.
Lamar Lighthouse Camp is located along Route 64, 2 miles south of I-80 exit 173.
Missionaries
FLEMINGTON -- Hillview Wesleyan Church will host two missionaries in September.
Dorcas Croft, missionary to Eswatini, formerly known as Swaziland, in South Africa, will be at the church on Hillview Wesleyan on Sept. 1 at 10:30 a.m.
Robin and Yoko White, missionaries to Japan, will visit on Sept. 8 at 10:30 a.m. The public is invited to attend the services and hear the missionaries speak.
Free movies
MILL HALL -- Living Faith Ministries will once again hold their Friday Night Movies. All movies are free and open to the community. We are located at 7175 Nittany Valley Drive in Mill Hall. Look for the big green sign in front of the church. There will be free food while supplies last. Bring you lawn chairs, blankets, family and enjoy a FREE night out!
Country style dinner
WILLIAMSPORT -- The Parishioners of Immaculate Conception Parish invite you to its annual country style ham and turkey dinner on Monday, Sept. 2, from noon to 6 p.m., at the parish center, 5973 Jacks Hollow Road, Williamsport.
The meal will consist of ham and turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, corn, noodles, coleslaw, bread and dessert. The cost is $13 per meal for adults and $6 for children ages 4-12. Children under 4 are free. Takeout meals at $13 each are available after 1 p.m.
In addition to the dinner, sandwiches, French fries, funnel cakes, pies and ice cream are available on the grounds, as well as small games of chance and Bingo. The church will also have a variety of homemade jams and jellies, fudge and candy for sale in the Summer Kitchen.
Scrap-ghan month
MILL HALL -- Bald Eagle United Presbyterian Church's Prayer Shawl Ministry (PSM) will meet at the church at noon on Wednesday, Sept. 4, for lunch and to view the creative items that are brought in each month.
During the months of July and August, the needleworkers (those men and women who crochet, knit or sew) have been using up their scraps of yarn to make projects.
Needleworkers are a critical part of the Prayer Shawl Ministry's outreach in providing hand-made items that are given to nursing home and personal care home residents and those in hospitals or the Infant Development program, etc.
Yarn is provided by the church for the needleworkers to use, courtesy of local donations of both yarn and money that is used to buy new skeins of yarn for the PSM.
New needleworkers are invited to put your creative talents of crocheting, knitting or sewing to good use with the Prayer Shawl Ministry each month. All skill levels are invited to attend.
Prayer Shawl Ministry's Pastor Susan Champion invites the community to come to the Sept. 4 meeting to see all the wonderful projects that the needleworkers have created. PSM begins at noon with a light lunch provided. The church is handicap accessible with lots of free parking to the rear. For questions, call 570-726-4112 and leave a message.
Blood Drive
PLEASANT GAP -- Donors are needed at the Red Cross Blood Drive at Pleasant Gap United Methodist Church, on Thursday, Sept. 5, from 12:30-6 p.m. Call 1-800-RED-CROSS or visit RedCrossBlood.org for more info and to book your appointment time. Walk-in donors are welcomed, too!
Food Distribution
HOWARD -- Howard United Methodist Church will have a food distribution on Thursday, Sept. 5, beginning at 5 p.m. This is the only distribution during the month of September. Those needing food aid can line up at 4 p.m., but not before, being careful to not block driveways.
Call Patty at 814-625-2182 for info on the church's food distribution program.
Free Clothing
BELLEFONTE -- Light of the World Clothing Bank at St. John's United Church of Christ, 145 W. Linn St., Bellefonte, will be open on Friday, Sept. 6, from 2:30-5 p.m. and on Saturday, Sept. 7, from 9 a.m. to noon. Clothing, from infant to adult sizes, shoes, towels, sheets, blankets, purses and more, everything is FREE. Call 814-355-9072 for more info.
Yard Sale
SALLADASBURG -- Salladasburg Church, on Main St., in Salladasburg, will host an indoor yard sale on Saturday, Sept. 7, from 8 a.m.- noon. The sale will include household items, clothing, furniture, books, toys, tools and CDs/DVDs. Proceeds will benefit local missions.
Blood Drive
MILL HALL -- Donors are needed at the Red Cross Blood Drive at Tri Co. N.C. Church in Mill Hall on Sept. 9, from 1-6 p.m. Call 1-800-RED-CROSS or visit RedCrossBlood.org for more info and to book your appointment time. Walk-in donors are welcomed, too!
Pot Pie Sale
WINGATE -- Wingate Faith Church will have a pot pie sale on Monday, Sept. 9, beginning at 4 p.m. Pre-orders for quarts of ham or chicken pot pie (with homemade bread) can be phoned in to Janette at 814-883-0893 anytime. The pot pie can then be picked up at the church. Walk-ins are also welcome, while supplies last. Quarts of pot pie come in freezable containers and are $8 each. Wingate Faith Church is located at 111 Runville Road, Bellefonte (right behind the Sheetz store in Wingate).
Grief Support
LOCK HAVEN -- Community Grief Support is a new opportunity for men and women to gather and seek help together. The next meeting will be on Sept. 10. The group will meet the second and fourth Tuesday of the month from 6-7 p.m. in the lounge of Covenant United Methodist Church, 44-46 W. Main St., Lock Haven.
The support group is free, confidential and open to anyone. There is no work book to follow and no end date. It is designed to become an established, long-term program.
Sharon Gensib and Pamela Brauchli are the facilitators. They will open each session but the discussion will go where the group takes it.
Car Show
FLEMINGTON -- The 4th Annual Kerry Clausen Basket Raffle and Car Show will be Sunday, Sept. 15, from 11 a.m.-3 p.m., at Flemington First Church of Christ.
Free Movie
FLEMINGTON -- Join the Hillview Wesleyan Church for a free movie that will be shown on Sept. 21 at 6 p.m. in the church fellowship hall. The movie will be The Chronicles of Narnia - The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
Bring the whole family to enjoy this free movie at the church, 1200 W. 4th St., Lock Haven.
Benefit Lunch
McELHATTAN -- McElhattan Pathway to Christ Church is holding a benefit lunch on Saturday, Sept. 21, to raise funds for the family of Keith "Wink" Winkleman. Keith, 53, was killed in an accident while driving a logging truck on July 2. The drive-thru lunch will begin at 11 a.m. and features a platter holding a hot sausage sandwich, macaroni salad, chips and a cookie. You get to provide a donation (suggested $10) for the meal to benefit his family. Come early to get your lunch while supplies last! A Celebration of Keith's Life is being planned for October.
'Unsung Hero'
FLEMINGTON -- Hillview Wesleyan will be showing the movie "Unsung Hero" on Oct. 19 at 6 p.m. at the church. This is the story of Christian singer Rebecca St. James. She is the sister of the Christian singing group, For King & Country.
Crafting group open to all
LOCK HAVEN -- A new crafting group is open to everyone who wants to share in the fun and maybe gain a new skill. Covenant Crafters meets Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. in Covenant United Methodist Church, 44 W. Main St., and is open to the general public.
Projects will vary.
The group meets in the lounge. Enter the more modern section of the church building and turn right at the stairs. The lounge is on the left. The building also has a handicap entrance. For information, contact the pastor at 570-748-6481 or covenantumc@susumc.org.
Bible Study
LOCK HAVEN -- God's Eternal Life Church at 30 Woodward Ave., Lock Haven, is holding weekly Bible studies each Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. The topic will be Thru the Bible Word for Word. Please feel free to join us. Church services are held on Sunday mornings at 10 a.m. All are welcome. Pastor Dean Williams can be reached at 570-748-3700.