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Holiday Open House HOWARD — St. Mark Lutheran, 850 Snydertown Road, Howard, will bring back its Holiday Open House event on Dec. 6. The event will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and includes an appearance by and photo opportunities with Santa and Mrs. Claus! The open house features craft vendors who will be selling items that would make Christmas gifts or to keep for yourself. Some of the items include original ornaments, dog scarves and leashes, pet treats, small wooden benches, cutting boards, sensory blankets and so much more! The event also features food sales, including breakfast ...

Renovo’s St. Joseph’s Parish Knights of Columbus celebrate 125 years

RENOVO — More than a century after its original charter was drafted, the Knights of Columbus in Renovo are celebrating 125 years of service. The charter, signed on Nov. 11, 1900, marked the beginning of the organization’s long-standing commitment to St. Joseph’s Parish and the broader ...

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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. Christmas Craft Show FLEMINGTON — The Christmas Craft Show will be on Saturday, Nov. 15, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m., at the Flemington First Church of Christ on Canal Street. The church will have over 40 vendors along with food from the kitchen ...

‘Come o blessed of my Father’

“Come O Blessed of My Father.” There is nothing more wonderful that we could hear from the lips of God when we see Him than these words. The possibility was presented to the apostles by Jesus when he spoke of the coming Judgement (Matthew 25:31-46). Jesus told his disciples that on the day of Judgement God will separate us into two groups. The one group will be invited with these words to enter heaven. The other group will be sent to eternal punishment. Jesus said that this division would be based on how we treated the afflicted: “I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty ...

Local church briefs

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. Honoring Veterans MILL HALL — Bald Eagle United Presbyterian Church plans to honor its veterans of the congregation on Sunday, Nov. 9, at 10:30 a.m. Pastor Susan Champion plans to acknowledge seven veterans affiliated with the congregation ...