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Church Yard Sales JERSEY SHORE — A yard sale will be held at the Oriole Church, 39 Main Road, Jersey Shore, on Friday, May 10, and Saturday, May 11, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Community Closet Opens HUNTER RUN — Bargains and Blessings Community Closet will be open for the first sale of the season on Saturday, May 4, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m., in the fellowship hall of Faith Chapel United Methodist Church, 551 Hunter Run Road, Howard. Enter through the side door off the lower parking lot. This sale will be held rain or shine. Gently used clothing, shoes and accessories for the ...

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Day of Prayer BEECH CREEK — Laurel Run United Methodist Church, 2899 Laurel Run Road, Beech Creek, will have their National Day of Prayer on Thursday, May 2. The church will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., all are welcome to join in prayer. Church Yard Sales Laurel Run United Methodist Church, 2899 Laurel Run Road, Beech Creek, will have a Yard and Bake Sale on Friday, April 26, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and on Saturday, April 27, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Delicious baked goods, clothing, household goods, furniture and so much more to choose from. St. Luke’s United Church of Christ ...

United Methodists endorse change that could give regions more say on LGBTQ and other issues

United Methodist delegates have overwhelmingly endorsed a constitutional amendment seen by advocates as a way of defusing debates over the role of LGBTQ people in the church by giving rule-making autonomy to each region of the international church. Delegates voted 586-164 on Thursday for the “regionalization” proposal on the third day of their 11-day General Conference, the legislative body of the United Methodist Church, meeting in Charlotte, North Carolina. The plan would create multiple regional conferences — one for the United States and others covering areas ranging from ...

Finding Faith: ‘Yet Jacob I have loved; But Esau I have hated…’

“Yet Jacob I have loved; But Esau I have hated…” Malachi 1:2 and 3. Did you ever think God, who has been described as “love” could hate? (1John 4:8… God is Love.) I was challenged to research the meaning of that word hate as used in this verse (Malachi 1:3). The Hebrew word ...

Local Church Briefs

Church Yard Sales Curtin United Methodist Church, located at 305 Curtin Village Road, Howard, will have their Spring Yard-N-Bake Sale on April 19-20. On Friday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., there will be yummy treats, pies, homemade soups, hotdogs and sloppy joes to buy to eat in or take home. Stop in to say hello, checkout the bargains and grab a bite to eat. For more information please contact: Larry at 814-355-9588 or Diane at 814-769-0017. Laurel Run United Methodist Church, 2899 Laurel Run Road, Beech Creek, will have a Yard and Bake Sale on Friday, April ...

Pope sides with Peruvian villagers who accused group of trying to steal their land

QUITO, Ecuador — Pope Francis on Saturday sided with a group of Peruvian villagers who have complained that companies linked to a powerful South American church group have tried to evict them from their land using lawsuits and obscure land titling schemes. In a video recorded at his residence in the Vatican, the Pope sent a message of support to members of the San Juan Bautista de Catacaos farmers community in northern Peru, who have been fending off lawsuits from companies associated with the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae since 2014. “I know what happened to you,” the Pope ...