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Finding Faith: Consider God’s plan for your life in this year’s resolutions

Why do people make New Year’s resolutions? It’s an interesting tradition, isn’t it? The turn of the calendar year feels like a time for a clean start, an opportunity to do things differently: eat better, exercise more consistently, quit addicting habits, learn something new, become better at time management, recommit to spending time with God, etc., etc., etc. Whether it’s for better physical, mental or spiritual health, financial breakthrough, stronger relationships or increased opportunities, it seems we all want to make resolutions because we want something better in ...

Local Church Briefs

Winter coat/clothing give-a-way HOWARD — Curtin United Methodist Church's Winter Coat/Clothing Give-A-Way will be on Jan. 12-13, Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., 305 Curtin Village Road, Howard. Curtin Church is located three miles north of Milesburg near the historic Curtin Village. For more information or donations please contact Larry Beahm at 814-355-9588. New Year’s Eve Service LAMAR — Lamar United Methodist Church will host their sister churches, Flemington and Mill Hall, on Dec. 31 at 10:30 a.m. for a 5th Sunday Service. A covered dish Fellowship Lunch will ...

Trinity UMC distributes goody bags to area seniors

PHOTO PROVIDED Bellefonte's Trinity United Methodist Church recently prepared and distributed 29 goody bags to residents at a local senior citizens residence in the Bellefonte area during the Christmas season. Shown here are Trinity's team, who distributed the bags, from top left to bottom, ...

The Greatest Gift

Tomorrow evening we begin our celebration of the birth of Jesus. This is a time when we not only celebrate the birth of Jesus, but we also open the many gifts that we’ve received from loved ones. As we unwrap our gifts, we often try to guess what’s in the packaging. Sometimes we’re ...

800th anniversary of first Christmas manger scene is Sunday

CHASE BOTTORF/THE EXPRESS It’s been 800 years since the first Christmas manger scene was created at a midnight Mass. On Dec. 24, 1223, the manger scene began after a request from Saint Francis. The scene was celebrated in a cave on the property of a wealthy man with Saint Francis as ...

Local church briefs

Worship in the Woods LOCK HAVEN — Members invite everyone to join a Christmas Worship in the Woods at Big Woods Bible Church, 241 S. Hanna St., Lock Haven, that will be running every Friday and Saturday night in December starting at 6 p.m. every 30 minutes until 9 p.m. This outdoor display of lights has over 8,000 LED lights that are synchronized to music. Volunteers will help park you and bring you hot chocolate and cookies. You will stay right in your car and will be given instruction on how to tune in so that you can listen and enjoy the music depicting the true meaning of ...