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Collecting treats FLEMINGTON — St. Luke’s United Church of Christ in Flemington will be conducting a Lenten Community Outreach project. During the month of March, St. Luke’s will be collecting individually wrapped packages of treats/snacks for the residents of the Lock Haven Rehabilitation Center and the Senior Living Center. Sloppy Joe Dinners RENOVO — First Renovo U.M.C., 7th Street, in Renovo, is having a Drive-up Sloppy Joe Dinner on Monday, March 11, from 4-6 p.m. The meal will include a sloppy Joe sandwich, homemade mac and cheese, cole slaw and dessert for $10. You ...

Breathing and being fruitful!

There are so few opportunities to take a step back and breathe in the world today. We are constantly moving about our lives at a breakneck pace that does not wait on anything or anyone along the way. This is not the design of our Creator but a dangerous consequence of the modern world. The ...

Local church briefs

King of Kings Easter Drama BLANCHARD — Blanchard Church of Christ will be presenting their King of Kings Easter Drama depicting the life, death and resurrection of Jesus through drama, narrations, song and dance, live animals and more! There will be six performances for you to attend this year's theatrical production. March 15, 16 and 17 and again on March 22, 23 and 24. On Friday and Saturday the prelude begins at 6:15 p.m., with the show starting at 7 p.m. Must be in your seats by 6:30 p.m. Sunday afternoons the prelude begins at 2:15 p.m., with the show starting at 3 p.m. ...

He gets us, and changes us

Roughly two weeks ago multitudes of people watched the Kansas City Chiefs win their second Super Bowl in two years (third since 2020 and fourth in their franchise history) in a close game against the San Francisco 49ers. As most people know, one feature of the Super Bowl broadcast is the new lineup of ads. Some ads are thought provoking, some are downright hilarious and some are just “meh.” One ad, presented by a group which has been running ads across a variety of spectrums since 2022, has generated no small amount of conversation on social media. I speak of the “He Gets Us” ad. ...

Local church briefs

Benefit for Gavin LOGANTON — A benefit to help Gavin Morris and his family is being held at the Albright United Methodist Church, 47 E. Main St., Loganton, on Saturday, Feb. 24, from 4-7 p.m. Donations are being accepted for the benefit. Call Peg Thomas at 570-725-2512 for more info and to donate! Gavin is a Sugar Valley High School student who has a heart condition and is currently being treated at Children’s Hospital in Philadelphia. Bible Study McElhattan Pathway to Christ Church invites everyone to their Tuesday evening Bible Study, each Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. Spaghetti ...

Indicators you are becoming more Christlike

The marks on the back of the door tell of the height growth of the children over the years. The clothing in the back of the closet the kids can no longer wear speaks of their physical growth. The escalating cost of school books as kids move into high school and then into college bear testimony to the maturation growth. They’re growing up. In my case… have grown up. But how can you tell when spiritual growth is taking place? Where are the markers? How are we to know if one’s development as a disciple of Jesus Christ has plateaued or is even regressing? There is no answer ...