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Religion

Local church briefs

Soup sale FLEMINGTON — St. Luke’s United Church of Christ in Flemington will be holding a Soup Sale, Saturday, March 12. Pickup will be from 9 a.m.-noon at the church. Soups may be ordered by calling the church office at 570-748-5741 through March 7. Please leave your order on the message ...

Baptisms by Arizona priest presumed invalid due to error

PHOENIX (AP) — The priest was beloved by his parishioners — yet for years he made a one-word ritual mistake, repeatedly, that has caused confusion and anxiety for thousands of Catholics in the Phoenix area now worrying that they were improperly baptized. Under scrutiny are baptisms ...

His Ways are not Our Ways

One of the characteristics of God is that He is happy. He has been complete and overflowing with satisfaction from all eternity. He needs no education. No one can offer anything to Him that doesn’t already come from Him. If God were unhappy, if He were in some way deficient, then He might be ...

Local church briefs

Indoor yard sale SALLADASBURG — Salladasburg United Methodist Church will be holding an indoor yard sale on Saturday, Feb. 26 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. All items for sale will be offered for donation only. All donations will help offset medical cost for Jut Haag’s lung transplant. In ...

Power of prayer

Prayer — Have you ever said, “I’ll pray for you.” Or better yet, has someone told you the same thing? At one time this expression was common when hearing of the passing of a loved one, sickness in the family or a hardship that affected our daily lives. Praying, may or may not be in ...

Local church briefs

Take-out soup sale HOWARD — Howard United Methodist Church, 144 W. Main St., will be holding a take-out soup sale on Thursday, Feb. 17 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Soup options will be vegetable beef, ham and bean, chicken corn and chicken noodle and cost $7 for quart. A slice of pie will be an ...