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Soup Sale
MILL HALL -- Bald Eagle United Presbyterian Church, 111 Main St., Mill Hall, is having a drive through vegetable beef soup sale today, Oct. 10, from 9 a.m. until sold out. The soup will be $9 per quart and is available by pre-order by calling the church at 570-726-4112. Leave a message including your name and how many quarts you would like, then come on Saturday and get yours brought right to your car window!
Pathway News
MCELHATTAN --Pathway to Christ Church has Bible Study every Tuesday night from 6:30-7:30 p.m., in the social hall at Pathway to Christ Church, 502 McElhattan Drive, McElhattan. Everyone is welcome to join us to study the word and share good fellowship together.
Pathway to Christ Church will have their "Pumpkin Patch and Fall Hayride" on Sunday, Oct. 11, from noon to 2 p.m. Each child gets to pick their own pumpkin and bring it inside to decorate it. There will also be a hayride around the church property and Face Painting by Whimsical Curiosities. Children will enjoy cookies and juice and get a goodie bag to take home. Adults will be provided donuts and cider.
Come see the 550 pound pumpkin that will be on display at the church on Sunday afternoon. The pumpkin was grown by one of the Pathway Church members and it is HUGE!
You can be a part of the church's outreach by volunteering to help with packing boxes of food.
Carpooling is available from the church parking lot, leaving at 4:15 p.m. The Williamsport Food Bank distribution is held on the third Thursday of each month -- Oct. 15..
If you'd like more info about activities at the church or volunteering with the members, send an email to BJ at bpeters388@comcast.net.
Holiday Bazaar
SPRING MILLS -- New Hope Lutheran Church will have their annual Craft Show and Holiday Bazaar on Saturday, Nov. 21, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the church, 119 Cobblestone Ct., Spring Mills. If you'd like to be a craft vendor for the event, please contact Linda promptly at 814-574-2142.
Pot Pie Sale
WINGATE -- On Monday, Oct. 12, Wingate Faith Church will hold a pot pie sale. The pot pie comes in both ham or chicken flavors and also comes with samples of homemade bread. The pot pie sells for $9 a quart and is available for pickup at the church beginning at 4 p.m. on the sale dates, until sold out. Come early if you haven't pre-ordered beforehand. It's best to pre-order your quarts of pot pie by calling Janette at 814-883-0893.
Wingate Faith Church is located at 111 Runville Road, Bellefonte, which is just behind the Sheetz store and next to Wingate Elementary.
Mark your calendar that the last pot pie sale until spring will be on Monday, Nov. 9.
Free Clothing
SPRING MILLS -- New Hope Lutheran Church will be giving away free clothing and more on Saturday, Oct. 31, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Donations (of good, clean and working items) are being accepted beginning on Oct. 10 and will be sorted and organized Oct. 26-30, so volunteers are needed to help with sorting on those days.
In addition to clothing and accessories, there will be shoes, boots, household items, children's toys, books and more. Everything is free! (Monetary gifts can be given to the church if you'd like.)
Call Brittany at 814-470-1510 to volunteer or for donation drop off information.
Food Pantry open Oct. 14
MILL HALL -- St. Paul Food Pantry, 6220 Nittany Valley Drive, Mill Hall, (1 mile north of the I-80 interchange on Route 64), is open the second and fourth Wednesday of every month from 9 to 11 a.m. No documentation is required. You may call the church at 570-748-7932 or 570-726-7460. People may call these numbers at any time for any type of assistance they may need.
Soup Sale
HOWARD -- Howard United Methodist Church will host a soup sale and luncheon on Thursday, Oct. 15, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., in the church fellowship hall. Eat in or take out soups are available in the flavors of ham and bean, vegetable beef, chicken corn and chicken noodle. Lunch includes soup, a salad, a roll, a piece of pie and beverage for $10. Freezable quarts of soup for take-out are $10 and should be pre-ordered before Sunday, Oct. 11. Call Patti to pre-order at 814-625-2182.
Yard Sale
JERSEY SHORE -- Phelps Chapel Church, 68 Phelps Chapel Road, Jersey Shore, will hold a yard sale on Saturday, Oct. 17, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Items are priced by donation and Mr. Sticky will hold a sale during the event.
MercyMe Concert
SWISSDALE -- Swissdale United Methodist Church is inviting the community to join them for a special day of fellowship, contemporary music, praise and worship on Saturday, Oct. 24, in State College. The group will attend the MercyMe Live 2026 concert at the Bryce Jordan Center, featuring MercyMe, Jeremy Camp, Tim Timmons and Sam Wesley. The concert begins at 7 p.m.
The cost is $55 per person, which includes the concert ticket and transportation. The church bus will depart from the Swissdale UMC parking lot at 2 p.m., with participants asked to arrive no later than 1:45 p.m.
A planned stop at Hoss's Steak & Seafood House in State College is scheduled for 3 p.m. The cost of the meal is not included in the $55 ticket price.
Reservations are required by Oct. 17. To reserve a seat, contact Denise Shoemaker at (570) 502-8644 by call or text. Payment is due when the reservation is made. Checks or money orders may be made payable to Swissdale United Methodist Church. Other payment options are also available. The group is expected to return to the church at approximately 11:30 p.m.
Clothing Center Open
FLEMINGTON -- Flemington First Church of Christ's Clothing Center will be open every Tuesday from 1-3 p.m. For more information call Dyann Shilling at 570-263-2726.
Helping Hands
LOCK HAVEN -- Helping Hands will be open on Wednesday, Oct. 21, from 6-7:30 p.m., at the United Evangelical Lutheran Church, behind Kentucky Fried Chicken, in Lock Haven. Helping Hands provides free cleaning supplies and personal hygiene items to low income families and seniors in the Lock Haven and surrounding area. Helping Hands is usually open the third Wednesday of each month. For more information about the Helping Hands program, call Kelly at 272-209-5912.
Bargains & Blessings
HOWARD -- Faith Chapel Church in Hunter Run is having their Bargains and Blessings final sale of the year on Saturday, Oct. 24, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Faith Chapel's Fellowship Hall, 551 Hunter Run Road, Howard.
Clothing is available in all sizes, from infants to 3X. Shoes and accessories are also offered. The cost is just $5 for a bag full of items.
Bargains and Blessings is an outreach of Faith Chapel United Methodist Church, serving the Beech Creek, Blanchard, Howard and surrounding areas. For more info on events at Faith Chapel, follow the church at their Facebook page, faithchapelumc.