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Ashland
Story hours next month
The Ashland Public Library is taking sign-ups for the fall story hour program, which will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 8, 15, 22 and 29. Children should be age 3 to 5 and must be potty-trained. To register or for more information, call 875-3175.
The library has returned to its fall/winter operating schedule as follows:
• Monday, Tuesday and Thursday — 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.
• Wednesday — 9 a.m. to noon.
• Friday — 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Saturday — 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Zion’s Reformed news
The Rev. Rodger Snyder, pastor, will preach at the 10 a.m. Sunday worship service with Holy Communion at Zion’s Reformed United Church of Christ, Ashland. Acolyte — Alexandra Morgan; lay reader — Lowell Martin; greeters — Judy Messersmith and Shirley Demko; ushers — Richard Deeter Jr. and Robert Nolte.
St. John’s Episcopal news
The Rev. Dolores E. Evans will preach and celebrate the Holy Eucharist at the 9 a.m. 21st Sunday after Pentecost worship service at St. John’s Episcopal Church, Ashland.
Yard, soup and bake sale
The First United Methodist Presbyterian Church in Ashland will hold a yard, clothing, soup and bake sale beginning at 8 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 4, at the church, North Ninth Street. There will be barbecue and hot dogs available. For more information, call Patti at 875-4734 or Elaine at 875-3612.
Blood drive
Ashland Downtown Inc., Ashland Borough, Ashland Area Chamber of Commerce and Ashland Community Enterprises (Pioneer Tunnel) will partner to sponsor an American Red Cross blood drive from 1 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 23, at Ashland Borough Hall/Anthracite Museum.
New donors are urged to considering donating for this drive. Volunteers are also needed to assist in registration and serving snacks to donor after they give blood. All presenting donors will have the opportunity to view the Anthracite Museum, as well as be placed in a drawing to win a pass for themselves and a guest to take a tour of the Pioneer Tunnel Coal Mine and Steam Train.
Bethany EC news
Bethany Evangelical Congregational Church in Ashland announced the following Sunday service schedule for Oct. 5:
• 9 a.m. — Sunday school for all ages.
• 10 a.m. — Coffee and donuts.
• 10:30 a.m. — Traditional worship service by Pastor Dan DeSchoolmeester. Nursery is available. Sign language interpretation available for morning and evening services.
• 4 to 6 p.m. — Junior and Senior Youth Groups meet. Junior Youth Group is for children in first grade to 12 years old. The Senior Youth Group is for 13- to 18-year olds.
• 6:30 p.m. — Contemporary worship service.
• Wednesday. Oct. 8 — Fellowship dinner at 5:30 p.m., prayer and Bible study at 6:30 p.m., choir practice at 7:30 p.m.
The church’s free clothing closet will be open at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 4.
Sunday, Oct. 12 is Rally Day, with guest speaker Brian Desautels. Bring friends, family and acquaintances to the 10:15 a.m. service, and stay afterward for the turkey dinner. Everyone is invited.
Bloomsburg University
BU graduate helps to promote university volunteerism
BLOOMSBURG — Recent Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania graduate Tarah Henrie of Berwick believes the opportunities available through the university’s SOLVE office can “add to education beyond the classroom.”
SOLVE, an acronym for Students Organized to Learn through Volunteerism and Employment, exists to promote education through community service, both on and off campus.
As BU’s civic engagement coordinator, Henrie, who is simultaneously pursuing a master’s degree at BU, believes SOLVE is a “great way to promote BU.” Her duties include helping to organize and promote SOLVE events.
“SOLVE tries to encourage students to get involved,” said Henrie. “We do have excellent students and this is a good way for them to leave a positive impact on the community.”
There are numerous opportunities for a student to become involved in the community through SOLVE. Possibilities include volunteering for Empty Bowls, a hunger awareness event that benefits the Bloomsburg Food Cupboard; the Animal Resource Center and the SPCA; the Giving Tree, which provides holiday gifts to more than 300 underprivileged youth and adults in the area; and the Students Helping Adolescents Reach Excellence (SHARE) tutoring program. Through the SHARE program, BU students help instruct local elementary and middle school students.
At the moment, SOLVE is promoting voter registration, Homeless Awareness Week in November and the “green” initiative on campus, a program to raise awareness of environmental issues. Postings are also available through SOLVE for on- and off-campus jobs.
Another service offered is a co-curricular transcript. This allows a student to fill out a form with the community service, employment and research which he or she has completed. The SOLVE office then reproduces a list on university letterhead that can be sent to potential employers. Henrie believes “this is a good way to build a r�sum�.”
Henrie, who is pursuing a master’s degree in elementary school counseling, earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from BU last spring and is a 2004 graduate of Central Columbia High School, Bloomsburg.
A complete list of community service opportunities and job postings is available on SOLVE’s Web site at http://departments.bloomu.edu/solve/. For additional information, contact the SOLVE office at 389-4788 or stvolser@bloomu.edu.
Bloomsburg University is one of 14 universities in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. The university serves approximately 8,000 students, offering comprehensive programs of study in the colleges of Professional Studies, Business, Liberal Arts and Science and Technology.
Georgetown professor to speak at BU Provost’s Lecture Series
BLOOMSBURG — Michael Eric Dyson, named by Ebony magazine as one of the 100 most influential black Americans, will speak at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania as part of the Provost’s Lecture Series. His lecture, “Two Presidential Tickets: Coping with the Future?” will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 15, in Carver Hall, Kenneth S. Gross Auditorium. Admission is free and open to the public.
Dyson, a professor at Georgetown University, has written 16 books which provide commentary on modern social and intellectual thought, interwoven with a combination of cultural criticism, race theory, religion, philosophical reflection and gender studies. His book “Know What I Mean? Reflections on Hip Hop,” a critical analysis of hip hop music, focuses on issues ranging from the music’s creative expression to the global exposure and the commercialization of rap music. Dyson also has contributed record reviews to Rolling Stone and columns to Christian Century.
An ordained Baptist minister, Dyson earned a doctorate in religion from Princeton University. Before teaching at Georgetown University, he was a professor at the University of Pennsylvania and taught at the Chicago Theological Seminary, the University of North Carolina and Columbia and Brown universities.
The Provost’s Lecture Series provides opportunities for members of the Bloomsburg University campus and community to explore new ideas and engage in discussion. The series is supported by the Community Government Association, the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, the Bloomsburg University Foundation and the Endowed Lecture Series.
Butler Township
Church of the Nazarene news
LAVELLE — The Lavelle Church of the Nazarene, Route 901, announced the following services and activities:
• Sunday, Oct. 5: 9:30 a.m., Pastor Rick Newman will preach in the combined worship service with Holy Communion celebrating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Church of the Nazarene with 18,000 other Nazarene churches in 151 areas around the world. New members will be received and there will be a baby dedication. A potluck dinner will follow the service. There is no Sunday school.
• Wednesday, Oct. 8: 6:30 p.m., Women’s Celebrate Recovery Step Group meeting; 7 p.m., Celebrate Recovery Share Groups meeting; adult Bible study; children and teen activities.
Frackville
Christ Episcopal news
The Rev. Bruce Baker will preach and celebrate the Holy Eucharist at the 11 a.m. 21st Sunday after Pentecost worship service at Christ Episcopal Church, Frackville.
Zion Lutheran news
The Rev. Henry K. Wohlgemuth will preach at the 10 a.m. 21st Sunday after Pentecost Holy Communion worship service at Zion Lutheran Church, Frackville. Worship assistant —
Elizabeth Beecroft; greeters — Nancy Andrews and Sharon George; acolytes — Daniel Demansky and Kayle Derr; bell ringer — Donald Dillman; ushers — Robert Dintaman, Donald Swartz, Donald Dillman and Charles Dillman; altar servers — Carol Nicholas and Alice Swartz; counters — Lloyd Hampton and Diane Dillman.
Sunday school will be held at 9 a.m. Bible study will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 9, followed by a Compline service. The public is welcome.
A bloodmobile will be held from 1 to 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 10, in the church hall.
First United Methodist news
The World Communion Sunday worship service will be celebrated at 9:30 a.m. at First United Methodist Church, Frackville, by the Rev. Sue Ketterer, pastor, who will preach on “Celebrating the Holy Mystery.” A special offering will be tken for World Communion Sunday. Acolyte — Logan Strollis; usher in charge — Glenn Weist; greeter — Delpine Burda; liturgists — Ron Dixon and Mark Matthews; nursery worker — Diane Lindenmuth; Junior Church leader — Margaret Schally.
Sunday school will be held at 10:45 a.m.; youth choir will rehearse following Sunday school.
The youth group will meet at 6:30 p.m.
Calvary Baptist news
John Mitchell, Shepherd’s Home representative, will preach at the 11 a.m. Sunday worship service at Calvary Baptist Church in Frackville. Sunday school begins at 10 a.m. Sunday evening service at 6 p.m.
Prayer meeting and Bible study will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Nursery is available.
Girardville
First Saturday devotions
St. Joseph Church in Girardville will hold First Saturday Fatima Mass and devotions Saturday, Oct. 4, in the chapel. Confessions will be heard at 7:45 a.m., followed by Mass at 8 a.m. After Mass, there will be exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, recitation of the rosary, Fatima prayers, the Act of Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary and benediction.
Girardville Methodist news
The 21st Sunday after Pentecost worship service will be celebrated at 11 a.m. at Girardville United Methodist Church. John Kessler will preach.
Gowen City
St. Paul’s Reformed news
Pastor Jerry Schlegel will preach at the Sunday worship service with Holy Communion at 9 a.m. at St. Paul’s Reformed United Church of Christ, Gowen City. The message is “What Is That Odor?” Scriptures — Jeremiah 5:20-25 and Titus 1:15-16. Organist — Cliff Artman; Communion assistants — Virginia McWilliams and Esther Whary.
Helfenstein
Christ’s Reformed news
Pastor Jerry Schlegel will preach at the Sunday worship service with Holy Communion at 10:15 a.m. at Christ’s Reformed United Church of Christ, Helfenstein. The message is “What Is That Odor?” Scriptures — Jeremiah 5:20-25 and Titus 1:15-16. Worship assistant — Dorene Choffel; organist — Jeff Haas; Communion assistants — Ed and Rose Klauger.
PA Government
Fish commission board meeting
Harrisburg The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission will hold its fall quarterly meeting October 6-7 at agency headquarters, 1601 Elmerton Avenue, in Harrisburg.
Commission committees will meet at 8 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 6, and on Tuesday, Oct. 7. Formal consideration of the agenda by the full Commission will begin at approximately 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 7. All committee meetings and the review of the agenda are open to the public and attendance is encouraged.
Among the items on the agenda, the Commission will review the agency’s fiscal year 2009-10 budget request to the Governor’s Budget Office. It also will consider four property-related matters to improve public fishing access, including a lease in Chester County and three acquisitions in Erie County. The Commission will also finalize regulations further restricting the sale, introduction and transportation of VHS-susceptible species of fish. Viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS) is an infectious disease found in a variety of fish species.
A complete copy of the meeting schedule and the full agenda for the meeting can be found on the Commission’s web site at www.fishandboat.com/minutes.htm.
The mission of the Fish and Boat Commission is to protect, conserve, and enhance the Commonwealth’s aquatic resources and provide fishing and boating opportunities. For more information about fishing and boating in Pennsylvania, please visit our website at www.fishandboat.com.
Saint Clair
Holy Apostles Episcopal news
The Rev. Dolores E. Evans will preach and celebrate the Holy Eucharist at the 11 a.m. 21st Sunday after Pentecost worship service at Holy Apostles Episcopal Church, Saint Clair.
St. Michael Orthodox news
The Rev. Fr. Jeff L. Zias, presbyter, and the Rev. Fr. Deacon Robert Kuchta will perform the following services at St. Michael Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Church:
• Saturday, Oct. 4 — 6 p.m., Vespers.
• Sunday, Oct. 5 — 9:30 a.m., Hours; 10 a.m., Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom and Commemoration of The Hieromartyr Phocas, Bishop of Sinope and The Holy Prophet Jonah. Gospel: Matthew 25:14-30.
Sunday Focus: The Hieromartyr Phocas, Bishop of Sinope. He exercised himself from his youth in all the Christian virtues. As bishop in his birthplace, the town of Sinope on the shore of the Black Sea, he strengthened the devout in their faith by his divine example and words and brought many idol-worshippers to the true Faith. The stony-heated pagans were filled with wrath against holy Phocas, and the Lord foreshowed to him in a vision his death by martyrdom. Phocas saw a shining dove fly down from heaven, carrying in its beak a beautiful wreath of flowers that it laid on his head, and a voice came from the dove: “My cup is full, and it is for thee to drink it.” From this vision, the man of God learned that he must very soon suffer for Christ. He was not afraid, but, with thanksgiving to God, prepared himself for torture. Soon after this, Governor Africanus took Phocas for interrogation and inflicted harsh tortures upon him. His whole body was beaten black and blue and torn with wounds, and, after imprisonment, he was thrown into boiling water in which this courageous soldier of Christ finished his earthly course and entered into the joy of his Lord. He suffered in the time of the Emperor Trajan (98-117).
The Holy Prophet Jonah — He lived more than 800 years before Christ. It is said that he was the widow’s son of Zarephath in Sidon, whom the Prophet Elias raised from the dead. By his three-day sojourn in the belly of the whale, St. Jonah foreshadowed the three-day sojourn of Christ in the tomb, and by his deliverance from the whale’s belly, the Lord’s Resurrection from the dead. Everything else about this wonderful prophet is there to be read in the Book of Jonah.
For more information, go to www.stmichaelstclair.org.
Halloween parade
The Saint Clair annual Halloween parade, sponsored by the Saint Clair Kiwanis and Saint Clair Women’s Club, will take place at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 22, with a rain date of Thursday, Oct. 23.
Registration for the parade will be held Saturday, Oct. 18, and Sunday, Oct. 19, at the Saint Clair Ambulance Building, Second Street, from 6 to 8 p.m. Register also for the House Decorating Contest. Prizes will be awarded for individual, float and house decorating categories.
For information, call 429-0230 or 429-0553.
Vets food fair
AMVETS Post 142 will hold a Veterans Food Fair from 1 p.m. to sellout Saturday, Oct. 18, at the Old Buckhorn Cafe parking lot, South Front and West Lawton streets, Saint Clair. A variety of foods, baked goods and beverages will be available. Come out and support our local veterans programs.
Shenandoah
Breakfast at Trinity
Trinity Academy will hold an “all you care to eat” breakfast from 8:30 a.m. to noon Sunday, Oct. 5, at the school in the Father Walter J. Ciszek Education Center, 233 W. Cherry St., Shenandoah. Menu includes eggs, potatoes, bacon, sausage, pancakes, French toast, toast, coffee, juice and milk. Cost is $6 for adults, $3 for children under 12. Proceeds benefit Trinity Academy.
Pet inoculations
The Shenandoah Rotary Club will hold its annual pet inoculation program from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, at the Rescue Hook and Ladder Company, North Main Street, Shenandoah. All pets must be leashed or contained.
Personal document shredding
The Shenandoah Rotary Club’s latest community service project is sponsoring a Shred-X mobile document shredding truck at the Shenandoah Valley High School administration parking lot (Center Street) from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, Oct. 13.
This free service is open to all residents of Shenandoah and surrounding communities. Bring paper documents that contain important personal information, such as credit card numbers, Social Security numbers or any confidential information, that should be shredded/destroyed to ensure security. Documents that do not contain personal information that can be included in regular trash disposal will not be accepted. Since all information is confidential, document owners must be present when documents are shredded.
For more information, call Mary Ann at 462-2126.
CDA meeting
SHENANDOAH — The Catholic Daughters of the Americas Court Annunciation No. 175 will hold its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 8, at Annunciation BVM Church rectory, West Cherry Street.
Catholic women interested in joining or learning more about the CDA are welcome. Members are urged to attend the meeting and invite other Catholic women to become members.
Story hours next month
The Ashland Public Library is taking sign-ups for the fall story hour program, which will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 8, 15, 22 and 29. Children should be age 3 to 5 and must be potty-trained. To register or for more information, call 875-3175.
The library has returned to its fall/winter operating schedule as follows:
• Monday, Tuesday and Thursday — 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.
• Wednesday — 9 a.m. to noon.
• Friday — 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Saturday — 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Zion’s Reformed news
The Rev. Rodger Snyder, pastor, will preach at the 10 a.m. Sunday worship service with Holy Communion at Zion’s Reformed United Church of Christ, Ashland. Acolyte — Alexandra Morgan; lay reader — Lowell Martin; greeters — Judy Messersmith and Shirley Demko; ushers — Richard Deeter Jr. and Robert Nolte.
St. John’s Episcopal news
The Rev. Dolores E. Evans will preach and celebrate the Holy Eucharist at the 9 a.m. 21st Sunday after Pentecost worship service at St. John’s Episcopal Church, Ashland.
Yard, soup and bake sale
The First United Methodist Presbyterian Church in Ashland will hold a yard, clothing, soup and bake sale beginning at 8 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 4, at the church, North Ninth Street. There will be barbecue and hot dogs available. For more information, call Patti at 875-4734 or Elaine at 875-3612.
Blood drive
Ashland Downtown Inc., Ashland Borough, Ashland Area Chamber of Commerce and Ashland Community Enterprises (Pioneer Tunnel) will partner to sponsor an American Red Cross blood drive from 1 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 23, at Ashland Borough Hall/Anthracite Museum.
New donors are urged to considering donating for this drive. Volunteers are also needed to assist in registration and serving snacks to donor after they give blood. All presenting donors will have the opportunity to view the Anthracite Museum, as well as be placed in a drawing to win a pass for themselves and a guest to take a tour of the Pioneer Tunnel Coal Mine and Steam Train.
Bethany EC news
Bethany Evangelical Congregational Church in Ashland announced the following Sunday service schedule for Oct. 5:
• 9 a.m. — Sunday school for all ages.
• 10 a.m. — Coffee and donuts.
• 10:30 a.m. — Traditional worship service by Pastor Dan DeSchoolmeester. Nursery is available. Sign language interpretation available for morning and evening services.
• 4 to 6 p.m. — Junior and Senior Youth Groups meet. Junior Youth Group is for children in first grade to 12 years old. The Senior Youth Group is for 13- to 18-year olds.
• 6:30 p.m. — Contemporary worship service.
• Wednesday. Oct. 8 — Fellowship dinner at 5:30 p.m., prayer and Bible study at 6:30 p.m., choir practice at 7:30 p.m.
The church’s free clothing closet will be open at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 4.
Sunday, Oct. 12 is Rally Day, with guest speaker Brian Desautels. Bring friends, family and acquaintances to the 10:15 a.m. service, and stay afterward for the turkey dinner. Everyone is invited.
Bloomsburg University
BU graduate helps to promote university volunteerism
BLOOMSBURG — Recent Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania graduate Tarah Henrie of Berwick believes the opportunities available through the university’s SOLVE office can “add to education beyond the classroom.”
SOLVE, an acronym for Students Organized to Learn through Volunteerism and Employment, exists to promote education through community service, both on and off campus.
As BU’s civic engagement coordinator, Henrie, who is simultaneously pursuing a master’s degree at BU, believes SOLVE is a “great way to promote BU.” Her duties include helping to organize and promote SOLVE events.
“SOLVE tries to encourage students to get involved,” said Henrie. “We do have excellent students and this is a good way for them to leave a positive impact on the community.”
There are numerous opportunities for a student to become involved in the community through SOLVE. Possibilities include volunteering for Empty Bowls, a hunger awareness event that benefits the Bloomsburg Food Cupboard; the Animal Resource Center and the SPCA; the Giving Tree, which provides holiday gifts to more than 300 underprivileged youth and adults in the area; and the Students Helping Adolescents Reach Excellence (SHARE) tutoring program. Through the SHARE program, BU students help instruct local elementary and middle school students.
At the moment, SOLVE is promoting voter registration, Homeless Awareness Week in November and the “green” initiative on campus, a program to raise awareness of environmental issues. Postings are also available through SOLVE for on- and off-campus jobs.
Another service offered is a co-curricular transcript. This allows a student to fill out a form with the community service, employment and research which he or she has completed. The SOLVE office then reproduces a list on university letterhead that can be sent to potential employers. Henrie believes “this is a good way to build a r�sum�.”
Henrie, who is pursuing a master’s degree in elementary school counseling, earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from BU last spring and is a 2004 graduate of Central Columbia High School, Bloomsburg.
A complete list of community service opportunities and job postings is available on SOLVE’s Web site at http://departments.bloomu.edu/solve/. For additional information, contact the SOLVE office at 389-4788 or stvolser@bloomu.edu.
Bloomsburg University is one of 14 universities in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. The university serves approximately 8,000 students, offering comprehensive programs of study in the colleges of Professional Studies, Business, Liberal Arts and Science and Technology.
Georgetown professor to speak at BU Provost’s Lecture Series
BLOOMSBURG — Michael Eric Dyson, named by Ebony magazine as one of the 100 most influential black Americans, will speak at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania as part of the Provost’s Lecture Series. His lecture, “Two Presidential Tickets: Coping with the Future?” will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 15, in Carver Hall, Kenneth S. Gross Auditorium. Admission is free and open to the public.
Dyson, a professor at Georgetown University, has written 16 books which provide commentary on modern social and intellectual thought, interwoven with a combination of cultural criticism, race theory, religion, philosophical reflection and gender studies. His book “Know What I Mean? Reflections on Hip Hop,” a critical analysis of hip hop music, focuses on issues ranging from the music’s creative expression to the global exposure and the commercialization of rap music. Dyson also has contributed record reviews to Rolling Stone and columns to Christian Century.
An ordained Baptist minister, Dyson earned a doctorate in religion from Princeton University. Before teaching at Georgetown University, he was a professor at the University of Pennsylvania and taught at the Chicago Theological Seminary, the University of North Carolina and Columbia and Brown universities.
The Provost’s Lecture Series provides opportunities for members of the Bloomsburg University campus and community to explore new ideas and engage in discussion. The series is supported by the Community Government Association, the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, the Bloomsburg University Foundation and the Endowed Lecture Series.
Butler Township
Church of the Nazarene news
LAVELLE — The Lavelle Church of the Nazarene, Route 901, announced the following services and activities:
• Sunday, Oct. 5: 9:30 a.m., Pastor Rick Newman will preach in the combined worship service with Holy Communion celebrating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Church of the Nazarene with 18,000 other Nazarene churches in 151 areas around the world. New members will be received and there will be a baby dedication. A potluck dinner will follow the service. There is no Sunday school.
• Wednesday, Oct. 8: 6:30 p.m., Women’s Celebrate Recovery Step Group meeting; 7 p.m., Celebrate Recovery Share Groups meeting; adult Bible study; children and teen activities.
Frackville
Christ Episcopal news
The Rev. Bruce Baker will preach and celebrate the Holy Eucharist at the 11 a.m. 21st Sunday after Pentecost worship service at Christ Episcopal Church, Frackville.
Zion Lutheran news
The Rev. Henry K. Wohlgemuth will preach at the 10 a.m. 21st Sunday after Pentecost Holy Communion worship service at Zion Lutheran Church, Frackville. Worship assistant —
Elizabeth Beecroft; greeters — Nancy Andrews and Sharon George; acolytes — Daniel Demansky and Kayle Derr; bell ringer — Donald Dillman; ushers — Robert Dintaman, Donald Swartz, Donald Dillman and Charles Dillman; altar servers — Carol Nicholas and Alice Swartz; counters — Lloyd Hampton and Diane Dillman.
Sunday school will be held at 9 a.m. Bible study will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 9, followed by a Compline service. The public is welcome.
A bloodmobile will be held from 1 to 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 10, in the church hall.
First United Methodist news
The World Communion Sunday worship service will be celebrated at 9:30 a.m. at First United Methodist Church, Frackville, by the Rev. Sue Ketterer, pastor, who will preach on “Celebrating the Holy Mystery.” A special offering will be tken for World Communion Sunday. Acolyte — Logan Strollis; usher in charge — Glenn Weist; greeter — Delpine Burda; liturgists — Ron Dixon and Mark Matthews; nursery worker — Diane Lindenmuth; Junior Church leader — Margaret Schally.
Sunday school will be held at 10:45 a.m.; youth choir will rehearse following Sunday school.
The youth group will meet at 6:30 p.m.
Calvary Baptist news
John Mitchell, Shepherd’s Home representative, will preach at the 11 a.m. Sunday worship service at Calvary Baptist Church in Frackville. Sunday school begins at 10 a.m. Sunday evening service at 6 p.m.
Prayer meeting and Bible study will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Nursery is available.
Girardville
First Saturday devotions
St. Joseph Church in Girardville will hold First Saturday Fatima Mass and devotions Saturday, Oct. 4, in the chapel. Confessions will be heard at 7:45 a.m., followed by Mass at 8 a.m. After Mass, there will be exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, recitation of the rosary, Fatima prayers, the Act of Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary and benediction.
Girardville Methodist news
The 21st Sunday after Pentecost worship service will be celebrated at 11 a.m. at Girardville United Methodist Church. John Kessler will preach.
Gowen City
St. Paul’s Reformed news
Pastor Jerry Schlegel will preach at the Sunday worship service with Holy Communion at 9 a.m. at St. Paul’s Reformed United Church of Christ, Gowen City. The message is “What Is That Odor?” Scriptures — Jeremiah 5:20-25 and Titus 1:15-16. Organist — Cliff Artman; Communion assistants — Virginia McWilliams and Esther Whary.
Helfenstein
Christ’s Reformed news
Pastor Jerry Schlegel will preach at the Sunday worship service with Holy Communion at 10:15 a.m. at Christ’s Reformed United Church of Christ, Helfenstein. The message is “What Is That Odor?” Scriptures — Jeremiah 5:20-25 and Titus 1:15-16. Worship assistant — Dorene Choffel; organist — Jeff Haas; Communion assistants — Ed and Rose Klauger.
PA Government
Fish commission board meeting
Harrisburg The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission will hold its fall quarterly meeting October 6-7 at agency headquarters, 1601 Elmerton Avenue, in Harrisburg.
Commission committees will meet at 8 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 6, and on Tuesday, Oct. 7. Formal consideration of the agenda by the full Commission will begin at approximately 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 7. All committee meetings and the review of the agenda are open to the public and attendance is encouraged.
Among the items on the agenda, the Commission will review the agency’s fiscal year 2009-10 budget request to the Governor’s Budget Office. It also will consider four property-related matters to improve public fishing access, including a lease in Chester County and three acquisitions in Erie County. The Commission will also finalize regulations further restricting the sale, introduction and transportation of VHS-susceptible species of fish. Viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS) is an infectious disease found in a variety of fish species.
A complete copy of the meeting schedule and the full agenda for the meeting can be found on the Commission’s web site at www.fishandboat.com/minutes.htm.
The mission of the Fish and Boat Commission is to protect, conserve, and enhance the Commonwealth’s aquatic resources and provide fishing and boating opportunities. For more information about fishing and boating in Pennsylvania, please visit our website at www.fishandboat.com.
Saint Clair
Holy Apostles Episcopal news
The Rev. Dolores E. Evans will preach and celebrate the Holy Eucharist at the 11 a.m. 21st Sunday after Pentecost worship service at Holy Apostles Episcopal Church, Saint Clair.
St. Michael Orthodox news
The Rev. Fr. Jeff L. Zias, presbyter, and the Rev. Fr. Deacon Robert Kuchta will perform the following services at St. Michael Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Church:
• Saturday, Oct. 4 — 6 p.m., Vespers.
• Sunday, Oct. 5 — 9:30 a.m., Hours; 10 a.m., Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom and Commemoration of The Hieromartyr Phocas, Bishop of Sinope and The Holy Prophet Jonah. Gospel: Matthew 25:14-30.
Sunday Focus: The Hieromartyr Phocas, Bishop of Sinope. He exercised himself from his youth in all the Christian virtues. As bishop in his birthplace, the town of Sinope on the shore of the Black Sea, he strengthened the devout in their faith by his divine example and words and brought many idol-worshippers to the true Faith. The stony-heated pagans were filled with wrath against holy Phocas, and the Lord foreshowed to him in a vision his death by martyrdom. Phocas saw a shining dove fly down from heaven, carrying in its beak a beautiful wreath of flowers that it laid on his head, and a voice came from the dove: “My cup is full, and it is for thee to drink it.” From this vision, the man of God learned that he must very soon suffer for Christ. He was not afraid, but, with thanksgiving to God, prepared himself for torture. Soon after this, Governor Africanus took Phocas for interrogation and inflicted harsh tortures upon him. His whole body was beaten black and blue and torn with wounds, and, after imprisonment, he was thrown into boiling water in which this courageous soldier of Christ finished his earthly course and entered into the joy of his Lord. He suffered in the time of the Emperor Trajan (98-117).
The Holy Prophet Jonah — He lived more than 800 years before Christ. It is said that he was the widow’s son of Zarephath in Sidon, whom the Prophet Elias raised from the dead. By his three-day sojourn in the belly of the whale, St. Jonah foreshadowed the three-day sojourn of Christ in the tomb, and by his deliverance from the whale’s belly, the Lord’s Resurrection from the dead. Everything else about this wonderful prophet is there to be read in the Book of Jonah.
For more information, go to www.stmichaelstclair.org.
Halloween parade
The Saint Clair annual Halloween parade, sponsored by the Saint Clair Kiwanis and Saint Clair Women’s Club, will take place at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 22, with a rain date of Thursday, Oct. 23.
Registration for the parade will be held Saturday, Oct. 18, and Sunday, Oct. 19, at the Saint Clair Ambulance Building, Second Street, from 6 to 8 p.m. Register also for the House Decorating Contest. Prizes will be awarded for individual, float and house decorating categories.
For information, call 429-0230 or 429-0553.
Vets food fair
AMVETS Post 142 will hold a Veterans Food Fair from 1 p.m. to sellout Saturday, Oct. 18, at the Old Buckhorn Cafe parking lot, South Front and West Lawton streets, Saint Clair. A variety of foods, baked goods and beverages will be available. Come out and support our local veterans programs.
Shenandoah
Breakfast at Trinity
Trinity Academy will hold an “all you care to eat” breakfast from 8:30 a.m. to noon Sunday, Oct. 5, at the school in the Father Walter J. Ciszek Education Center, 233 W. Cherry St., Shenandoah. Menu includes eggs, potatoes, bacon, sausage, pancakes, French toast, toast, coffee, juice and milk. Cost is $6 for adults, $3 for children under 12. Proceeds benefit Trinity Academy.
Pet inoculations
The Shenandoah Rotary Club will hold its annual pet inoculation program from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, at the Rescue Hook and Ladder Company, North Main Street, Shenandoah. All pets must be leashed or contained.
Personal document shredding
The Shenandoah Rotary Club’s latest community service project is sponsoring a Shred-X mobile document shredding truck at the Shenandoah Valley High School administration parking lot (Center Street) from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, Oct. 13.
This free service is open to all residents of Shenandoah and surrounding communities. Bring paper documents that contain important personal information, such as credit card numbers, Social Security numbers or any confidential information, that should be shredded/destroyed to ensure security. Documents that do not contain personal information that can be included in regular trash disposal will not be accepted. Since all information is confidential, document owners must be present when documents are shredded.
For more information, call Mary Ann at 462-2126.
CDA meeting
SHENANDOAH — The Catholic Daughters of the Americas Court Annunciation No. 175 will hold its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 8, at Annunciation BVM Church rectory, West Cherry Street.
Catholic women interested in joining or learning more about the CDA are welcome. Members are urged to attend the meeting and invite other Catholic women to become members.
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