Labor Day Picnic

BASTRESS — Immaculate Conception Parish, along Jacks Hollow Road off Route 654 in Bastress will hold its annual country style ham and turkey dinner on Monday, September 1st from 12 to 6 p.m.

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, $6 per meal for children ages 4-12. Children under 4 are free.

Takeout meals are available after 1 p.m. Takeout meals are $13 per meal.

Sunday Service

MACKEYVILLE — Clintondale United Methodist Church and Mackeyville United Methodist Church will worship together this Sunday at the Mackeyville Church at 10:30 a.m. All are welcome.

Wheels Thru Woolrich service

WOOLRICH — You are invited to join Woolrich Community United Methodist Church and Hope River Church for a unique and powerful worship experience — right in the heart of the Wheels Thru Woolrich Car Show! It is all about community, connection and lifting up the name of Jesus together. Whether you are there for the cars, the music or just curious, you’re welcome here. The service is on Sunday, Aug. 10, and starts at 9:45 a.m., in the parking lot of the former Woolrich Wollen Mills on Main St. in Woolrich. Look for the white tent. Please bring a chai to be more comfortable during the service!

Summer Concert Series

LAMAR — Lamar Lighthouse Camp will be hosting their Summer Concert series each Sunday evening at 6 p.m. Each of the concerts is free and open to the public. A love offering is taken each week to further the ministry of both the groups performing and Lamar Lighthouse Camp. Avenue Trio will perform on Aug. 10. Following on Aug. 17, Redeemed will be in concert. For more info call 570-337-0203 or visit their Facebook page: Lamar Lighthouse Camp.

Bible Study

LOCK HAVEN — God’s Eternal Life Church, 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. Church services are held on Sunday mornings at 10 a.m. All are welcome. Pastor Dean Williams can be reached at 570-748-3700.

Walk by Faith

LOCK HAVEN — The Walk by Faith walking program will be meeting, weather permitting, each Wednesday evening and you are invited to join the group, both for the exercise and for fellowship time together. The walks take about one hour where you can walk at your own pace or with a friend to get fresh air and exercise, all while enjoying the beauty of God’s creation.

The next walk will be held on Aug. 20 at 6 p.m. at the Nature Park in McElhattan, meet at the pavilion on the left.

On Aug. 27 at 6 p.m. the walk will be at the Bald Eagle Valley Trail, meet at the old Train Station.

On Sept. 3 at 6 p.m. the walk will be at McElhattan’s Old River Road, meet in the parking lot.

More walks are planned through October and will be announced later on.

Call Fran at 570-748-4302 for more info.

News from the Pathway pews

MCELHATTAN — Pathway to Christ Church will also be having a craft and small business vendor fair on Aug. 16 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Vendors of all varieties are invited to set up in a 10′ X 10′ spot at this outside event. A vendor spot will cost $25. You’ll need to bring your own tables and shade canopies. Food will also be available in the church social hall during the vendor fair. The church wants to have a parking lot full of craft vendors and small business vendors for this sale. The church is located at 502 McElhattan Drive, McElhattan. For more info on reserving a spot for the craft fair send an email to BJ at bpeters388@comcast.net.

Over the next several months, members of the Pathway to Christ Church will be collecting pill bottles, removing (using WD40) the perscription labels, washing them thoroughly to make sure all of the label and sticky residue has been removed and then sending the clean bottles and caps to M2M in Blue Ash, Ohio.

The church would like to find someone who may be traveling close to the area of Blue Ash, Ohio, who would be willing to drop off a big box or two of pill bottles so that the expense of mailing them isn’t needed. If you are going to be traveling in that area please reach out to the church office.

Matthew 25 Ministries accepts the donations of clean, empty, recapped plastic pill bottles for inclusion in shipments of medical supplies. For more info visit Matthew 2 Ministries.

Pathway to Christ Church is also collecting boxes of Cheerios that will be given to the Jersey Shore Care and Share food pantry at St. John Lutheran Church. The food pantry has a goal to get 900 boxes of Cheerios before the end of October.

Yarnell Community Center

YARNELL — The Yarnell Church owns and rents out the Yarnell Community Center for small gatherings and parties. The former school building turned community center is very nicely renovated, has an open kitchen and floor plan and can seat about 100 people. The cost to rent the building is $75 per day. Jack Miller is the rental coordinator for the Yarnell Community Center. Jack has a new phone number that should now be used. To contact Jack Miller dial 814-280-0524.

Prayer Shawl Ministry

MILL HALL — Bald Eagle United Presbyterian Church’s Prayer Shawl Ministry meeting was held on Aug. 6 beginning at noon. We welcomed a new member to the PSM club, Cindy. Cindy lives in Lock Haven and likes to crochet, so she will be a wonderful asset to our group of needleworkers. More needleworkers, those who crochet or knit, are invited to join the PSM group that meets the first Wednesday of each month at noon.

August and September have been declared as Scrap-afghan months. Our needleworkers will be using scraps and partial skeins of yarn in many different colors to create afghans and lap robes.

Donations of yarn and money are needed and accepted at the church for the needleworkers to continue their talent of creating beautiful pieces that are then donated to those in need.

The church has a ramp and is handicap accessible and is located at 111 Main St., in Mill Hall, with plenty of free parking to the rear of the church. Call Pastor Susan at the church office at 570-726-4112 for more info on the Prayer Shawl Ministry.

Our group of Prayer Shawl Ministry needleworkers entered some of their creations in the Clinton County Fair and were pleasantly surprised with the ribbons that we were awarded. Seven ladies entered their creations and won first, second and third place ribbons along with premium money. The ladies graciously donated their prize money to the PSM to be able to purchase more yarn for the needleworkers to use.

The needleworkers are going strong in August and September to make as many prayer shawls, lap robes and small afghans as they can that will all be donated to area hospitals and nursing homes during the annual Knit N’ Run held the first Saturday in October.