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Area churches offer Christmas in Triangle Park LOCK HAVEN — Are you longing to hear your favorite Christmas carols? How about the nativity story? If you love old-fashioned holiday joys like these, be sure to come out for “Christmas in the Park.” Sunday, Dec. 18 in Triangle Park, the Clinton County Cluster of United Methodist Churches will spread the Christmas spirit to the whole community with carols and scripture reading, candle-lighting, and a short message by local pastors. “Christmas in the Park” starts at at 6:30 p.m. Everyone is invited to come and enjoy it. Remember ...

Christmas: Passion and compassion

Christmas time 2022 has started and the evidence is everywhere. Stores are brimming with Christmas trees and sales. Christmas music is playing and so many Christmas movies! Decorating is taking place and baking cookies. People are most generous at Christmas time. Extra church services are available. Everyone has their favorite Christmas tradition. Some are sold-out for Christmas; they are passionate about it. And this can be good. But at the core, the root, the very center of Christmas is Jesus. We must ask ourselves, are you passionate about Jesus at Christmas? Are we passionate about ...

Local church briefs

Christmas Bazaar JERSEY SHORE — St. John Lutheran Church, 229 S. Broad St., Jersey Shore, will hold its annual Christmas Bazaar on Saturday, Dec. 10, from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. The general public can purchase a hot lunch, deluxe homemade cookie trays, holiday crafts, fresh Christmas evergreen centerpieces and an assortment of items from their white elephant table. There’s something for everyone. Santa is expected to make an appearance between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. St. John Lutheran Church also invites you to attend their regular worship service each Sunday at 9:30 a.m. All are ...

Lyft drivers spread the Gospel with ride-hailing ministries

NEW YORK (AP) — One is an ordained pastor in Brooklyn, the other a single mother and children’s book author in New Jersey. Both drive for Lyft. Both share the word of God as roving preachers. Pastor Kenneth Drayton and Tomika Reid try to inspire passengers through spiritual guidance on the road as part of what they see as mobile Christian ministries. “You don’t always have to go to a church or sanctuary to experience the restoration and the power of God,” said Drayton, 61, a minister who also preaches at Mantels of Promise Ministries in Brooklyn. He began to drive for ...

Local Church Briefs

United Women to host fun night LOCK HAVEN — The United Women in Faith plan a Christmas-caroling, card-signing, Christmas Trivia-playing fellowship event Thursday, Dec. 1 at 7 p.m., in the big assembly room of Covenant United Methodist Church, 44 W. Main St. All are invited. Other holiday events at the church include Christmas caroling at 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9, and the Covenant Choir’s Christmas concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11 with anthems, instrumental selections, and refreshments after the concert. Kids, youth invited to Covenant LOCK HAVEN — Kids and youth in grades 4 ...

Prayers go on, sometimes out of sight, in prep football

WEST BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Surrounded by a slew of players with their arms draped over shoulders, West Bloomfield High School assistant coach Justin Ibe bowed his head and led a Christian prayer before a recent Friday night game. Forty yards down the sideline, three Muslim young ...