VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican crossed a key milestone Thursday in the runup to its 2025 Jubilee with the promulgation of the official decree establishing the Holy Year. It’s a once-every-quarter-century event that is expected to bring some 32 million pilgrims to Rome and has already ...
Luke 11:1 tells us that, “One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When He finished, one of His disciples said to him, ‘Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.’” I have found that for many of us, myself included, almost all of our prayers begin by rushing into ...
LOCK HAVEN — Covenant United Methodist Church invites families with children to a new type of Bible study, one for all ages. The Family Bible Study will be held every Tuesday evening at 7 p.m., starting this coming Tuesday, May 7. The church is at 44 W. Main St., Lock Haven, and the study will meet in the first-floor assembly room just inside the front door of the older, more formal section of the building. There is cafe seating, and a ramp entrance is available. If you cannot make it this Tuesday, you are welcome to come when you can. Pastor Justin Frear has designed this study ...
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 ...
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 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 ...
