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Spaghetti Dinner MILL HALL — The Sons of Italy will be hosting a fundraising dinner to help the Bald Eagle United Presbyterian Church in Mill Hall with their winter heating expenses. The spaghetti dinner will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 22, from 4-6 p.m., at the Sons of Italy, 1 N. Henderson St., Lock Haven. The meal includes spaghetti and meatballs, bread and dessert for $10. Tickets are required to obtain a meal. Grief Support LOCK HAVEN — Community Grief Support is a new opportunity for men and women to gather and seek help together. The next meeting will be on Jan. 28. ...

Bejeweled crown stolen from Virgin Mary statue at Philadelphia church

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A man broke into a Philadelphia church and stole a 125-year-old bejeweled crown from atop a marble statue of the Virgin Mary, city police said Monday. The burglary at St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church occurred around 1:10 a.m. Saturday when the thief smashed through a stained-glass window, police said. The break-in was captured on surveillance video that police released Monday. The man then climbed into the upper nave of the church and went straight to the statue and crown, the church’s archivist, Anne Kirkwood, told The Philadelphia ...

Governed by ‘ifs’

We are governed by “Ifs.” Let me explain this. IF you do not complete the requirements for finishing high school then you do not attain a diploma. IF you do not perform the necessary actions and pass a test then you do not receive a driver’s license. Lastly, IF you do not arrive for work on time and complete the task given you then you will not get paid. Each one of these and many more give you choices for the “IF — then circumstances. In 1 John 1:5-10 God declares His examples of these truths. “IF we claim that we share life with Him, but keep walking in the ...

Local Church Briefs

Free Clothing Bank BELLEFONTE — Light of the World Clothing Bank will be open today, Jan. 11, from 9 a.m. until noon at St. John’s United Church of Christ, 145 W. Linn St., Bellefonte. Clothing in all sizes, bedding, shoes and more is available at no charge. Call the church office at 814-355-9072 for info. Sausage Sale HOWARD — Faith Chapel Church in Hunter Run is having a Sausage Sale. Orders are due before Jan. 19. Orders must be made in 5 pound increments at $4 for each pound. Pickup of your orders will be on Jan. 30 or Jan. 31 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., or on Saturday, Feb. ...