Breaking News

St. Luke’s holds food drive

PHOTO PROVIDED St. Luke’s United Church of Christ at 1175 W. 4th Street in Lock Haven held a food drive in October to benefit the Lock Haven Salvation Army’s Holiday basket food collection. St. Luke’s congregation was happy to help their community with this food drive.

Local church briefs

Holly Mart LOCK HAVEN — Holy Spirit Parish (St. Agnes and Immaculate Conception Catholic churches) are gearing up for its annual Holly Mart. The Christmas Bazaar will be held in the Lock Haven Catholic School Gymnasum, 311 W. Water St., Lock Haven, on Saturday, Nov. 12 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 13 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The bazaar features items such as plants, crafts for kids, themed baskets, cash drawings, new-to-you items, a silent auction and great food. Lunch is available each day. Food Bank distribution MILL HALL — On Wednesday, Nov. 9, the St Paul’s ...

The origins of Halloween

This weekend many will be celebrating a high holy day dedicated to Satan, not knowing the results from doing this. The Word of God says, “my people are destroyed for lack of knowledge” even Ephesians 5:11-16 gives informative instructions of how to deal with this: 11 Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them. 12 For it is shameful even to speak of the things that they do in secret. 13 But when anything is exposed by the light, it becomes visible, 14 for anything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it says, “Awake, O sleeper, and arise ...

Halloween’s celebration of mingling with the dead has roots in ancient Celtic celebrations of Samhain

THE CONVERSATION — As Halloween approaches, people get ready to celebrate the spooky, the scary and the haunted. Ghosts, zombies, skeletons and witches are prominently displayed in yards, windows, stores and community spaces. Festivities center around the realm of the dead, and some believe that the dead might actually mingle with the living on the night of Halloween. Scholars have often noted how these modern-day celebrations of Halloween have origins in Samhain, a festival celebrated by ancient Celtic cultures. In contemporary Irish Gaelic, Halloween is still known as Oíche ...

Local church briefs

Jewels for Jesus JERSEY SHORE — The first-ever “Jewels for Jesus” event will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 19 at the Jersey Shore Presbyterian Church, 235 S. Main St., Jersey Shore. We have new and gently used costume and fine jewelry priced to sell. Items include but not limited to earrings, bracelets, necklaces, pins, etc. Jewelry will be nicely presented, boxed and bagged. This is the perfect event to get your holiday shopping done. Vendors are welcome. Parking in rear of church. Sale will be held in Fellowship Hall. For more information, please call ...

‘Peace! Be still!’

“And He awoke and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, “Peace! Be still!” And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. He said to them, ‘Why are you?so afraid? Have you still no faith?’ And they were filled with great fear and said to one another, ‘Who then is this, that even ...