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Being a watchman on the wall like Nehemiah

We can’t be ignorant of the church’s mission: the call to prayer. Nehemiah answered this call at danger to his life. He answered the call to rebuild the city walls of his day. As the walls were being rebuilt in Jerusalem, watchmen were put on the walls to warn off approaching danger. It was risky to ask if he could rebuild a city that had once been an irritation to the king. We may not be risking our lives the way Nehemiah did, but being a watchman requires something of our time and commitment. Nehemiah’s concern for the people of the city motivated him to pray. Our love ...

Local church briefs

VBS at Antes Fort ANTES FORT — Antes Fort United Methodist Church will hold its Vacation Bible School on Sunday, Aug. 3, to Wednesday, Aug. 6, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Classes are for children aged three years old and up. Free Yard Sale LOCK HAVEN — God’s Eternal Life Church at 30 Woodward Ave., Lock Haven, will be having its Annual Free Yard Sale on Saturday, Aug. 2, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The public is invited! For more info, call Pastor Dean Williams at 570-748-3700. Summer Concert Series LAMAR — Lamar Lighthouse Camp will be hosting their Summer Concert series each ...

Pope Leo XIV surprises Catholic youth festival with unexpected popemobile salute

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV surprised tens of thousands of young Catholics on Tuesday and showed up unexpectedly at a Holy Year welcome ceremony, thrilling the kids and receiving a rock star’s welcome in the first big youth event of his pontificate. Leo emerged in St. Peter’s Square in his popemobile at the end of an evening Mass that kicked off the Jubilee of Youth, a weeklong celebration for young Catholics. The estimated 120,000 young pilgrims who had packed the square erupted in shocked cheers and chants, as Leo looped around the square and up and down the boulevard ...

Satan’s efforts to keep us from attending church

“Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your male or female servant, nor your animals, nor any foreigner residing in your towns. For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested on the seventh day. Therefore, the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy” (Exodus 20:8-11). “I gave them my Sabbaths, as a sign between me and them, that they ...

Local church briefs

VBS at Antes Fort ANTES FORT — Antes Fort United Methodist Church will hold its Vacation Bible School on Sunday, Aug. 3, to Wednesday, Aug. 6, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Classes are for children aged three years old and up. 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. Common Bond will perform on July 27. Kicking off August will be The ...

Local UM churches move forward by turning back

FLEMINGTON — Prior to the pandemic, three local United Methodist Churches had decided to try something different. They began having one Sunday a month to be a more casual service held in their respective social gathering rooms. The plan was to have refreshments around tables in a far more informal service. That was within a month of the world standing still. Only one informal service was ever held. At a recent joint committee meeting of the Flemington, Lamar and Mill Hall Charge of the United Methodist Church, the thought was raised again. And so, on Sunday, Sept. 14, each of the ...