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Love is the way to show God glory

I hope you were able to make some of the church services offered last week: Maundy Thursday when we learned about a new commandment, Good Friday brought us to the foot of the cross and then the reality of Easter morning. “The evidence for Jesus’ resurrection is so strong that nobody would question it except for two things: first, it is a very unusual event, and second, if you believe it happened, you have to change the way you live.” — Wolfhart Pannenberg. Love one another is, of course, the mandated new law to obey, to love one another with the same love that Jesus loved us. ...

Local Church Briefs

Trombone Concert HOWARD — Howard United Methodist Church will host the Penn State Trombones in a mini-concert at 9 a.m. on Sunday, April 27. The Penn State musical students will be playing during the church service this Sunday. Come hear the students playing and drop a few dollars into their trombone case to encourage them and to help with their expenses. Cemetery clean-up HOWARD — Fairview Cemetery will be holding clean-up efforts at the cemetery grounds in early May. All decorations that you’d want to save from the grave sites should be removed before May 1. Memorial ...

Local church briefs

Lunch and Bake Sale FLEMINGTON — St. Luke’s United Church of Christ in Flemington will be holding a Lunch and Bake Sale during the Flemington Town Wide Yard Sale on Saturday, May 3 from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. St. Luke’s kitchen will be serving soup, sandwiches, St. Luke’s walking tacos and desserts. Food will be available for eat in or take out. Chi Rho Concert LOCK HAVEN — Covenant United Methodist Church, 44 W. Main St., will host a concert by the Chi Rho Singers on Thursday, April 24, at 7 p.m., in the church sanctuary. The Chi Rho Singers are a clergy choir made up of ...

Finding Faith: Meekness is not weakness

I remember seeing a T-shirt with huge letters on the front of it that read, “The meek shall inherit the earth,” and on the back it said, “But they will NEVER get the ball!” While I was quite impressed that one of the largest sportswear brands in the world was quoting Jesus’s Sermon ...

Local Church Briefs

Annual Community Yard Sale SNYDERTOWN — As part of the Snydertown community-wide yard sale, St. Mark Lutheran Church, 850 Snydertown Road, invites people to park at the church as they walk along Snydertown Road to check out the yard sales being held today. The church also will have an indoor yard sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. and will be selling food and refreshments, including breakfast sandwiches, hot dogs, barbecue, soup and baked goods. All money from St. Mark’s indoor yard sale and food sale will go to St. Mark’s Social Action Committee and Food Pantry. For more information on ...