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Christmas Bazaar JERSEY SHORE — St. John Lutheran Church, 229 S. Broad St., Jersey Shore, will have its annual Christmas Bazaar on Saturday, Dec. 14, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be cookies, Christmas crafts, holiday arrangements, and a gently used table. Lunch platters are available for $6. Come visit with Santa. Free Christmas meal LOCK HAVEN — There will be a free Christmas meal at Great Island Presbyterian Church Dec. 25. Eat in will take place at noon with takeout/delivery beginning at 11 a.m. Reservations and more information can be found by calling ...

Anticipation

Twenty five days from today we will be celebrating Christmas. Most likely, children everywhere will be anticipating this day for weeks. Didn’t you when you were a child? I know I sure did. Sometimes the anticipation was more than I could bear and I would find a way to carefully sneak a peek (please don’t tell my mother!). Interestingly, Jesus’ coming at his incarnation was likewise with a sense of great anticipation. This is demonstrated by Luke in the introduction to his gospel account. Ironically Luke’s gospel account begins with Jesus’ cousin, John. You may know him as ...

Veterans recognized at Lock Haven United Methodist

PHOTO PROVIDED On Sunday, Nov. 10, the Lock Haven Parish of the United Methodist Church honored veterans with a luncheon and recognition service. The veterans pictured are, in the front row, from left: Russ Roan, Dennis Weber, Joe Ordway, Jim Myers and Jay Brinker. In the back row, from ...

Local church briefs

Worship services SALONA — Mt. Bethel/Salona United Church of Christ invites you to worship service each Sunday at 10:30 a.m. The Churches alternate services between the two locations. The next service will be on Dec. 1 at Salona UCC, Salona, Pa., with the following Sunday service at Mt. Bethel UCC, Route 64, Mill Hall, Pa. Worship services are led by Pastor Cindy Killinger. Prayer Shawl Ministry MILL HALL — Come join the members of the Prayer Shawl Ministry of Bald Eagle United Prebyterian Church on Wednesday, Dec. 4. The meeting begins at noon where we’ll look at all of the ...

Finding Faith: Humbled or humiliated?

Recently I was in a difficult situation. Going beyond the details, which I am sure if I shared them, your response would be “seriously?” The details are not important. What is important is my response. I have to admit at first, I felt very humiliated and even a little angry. But these ...

Local Church Briefs

‘Casting Call’ performance LAMAR — “Casting Call” a play by Eddie James will be presented by the Nittany/Sugar Valley UMC with two shows. This fun and entertaining Christmas play will be a great addition to your family’s holiday celebrations! You’ll get a chance to see what happens when each member of the Live Nativity has to audition for their part and get a behind the scenes look as these “aspiring actors” answer the casting call. There will be two shows: Saturday, Dec. 14 at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. at The Porter Township Community Building, 216 Spring Run Road. ...