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First Bakers UMC to host Bible study
LEWISTOWN -- First Bakers United Methodist Church will host a Bible study every Wednesday at 7 p.m. The church will also host a youth group for individuals under age 18 on the first Thursday of each month, except July.
Schrader UMC to host special speakers
MILROY -- Schrader United Methodist Church will host the following speakers during its 8:30 a.m. services:
• Feb. 25 -- Randy Fluke
• March 3 -- Eric Packard
• March 10 -- Ron Staib
• March 17 -- Teresa Williams
• March 24 -- Bradley Kauffman
• March 31 -- Chip Baumgardner
Stony Run Mission upcoming events
McALISTERVILLE -- Upcoming events at Stony Run Mission, 2825 Evendale Hill Rd., McAlisterville:
• Feb. 25 -- No evening service.
• March 3 -- Mercy Run will sing at 6 p.m.
Worship Services at Trinity Lutheran Church in McAlisterville
McALISTERVILLE -- Trinity Lutheran Church, 420 Main St. in McAlisterville.
Watch our services live on our Facebook page or posted on our YouTube Channel and website, www.trinitymcalisterville.org. Worship begins at 9 a.m. Social Time and Sunday School take place after worship.
Please join us as we continue to follow Jesus to the cross in the Gospel of Mark. Feb. 25 is the second Sunday in the season of Lent. Pastor Karen will be preaching at Free Spring Church of the Brethren, Feb. 25 at 7 p.m. as part of the McAlisterville Ministerium's Lenten Services. This year's theme is "Who is Jesus, Anyway?" All offerings collected during these services will be split between our local fire companies and World Central Kitchen.
Next Sunday, March 3, Pastor James Bricker will lead worship while Pastor Karen is on vacation during our morning service.
Chocolate eggs are now available for order through the season of Lent. To pick up an order form or chocolate eggs, please use the office door Tuesdays-Thursdays from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. and Fridays from 8:30 a.m.-noon. Use the sanctuary door on Sunday mornings. Eggs are $1.50 each. The doors are locked during the week. Please ring the doorbell. We do not take orders online.
Sonbeam Early Learning Center is looking for a full-time program director. Associates degree in Early Childhood and experience are necessary. If you are looking for a career that is a mission for the community, have a heart for children and have an outgoing personality, then we would love to talk with you about this fulfilling opportunity. Call the church office for more information and to schedule an interview and tour of our facility.
Services at Upper Room Worship Center Cafe Church
BELLEVILLE -- The Upper Room Worship Center Cafe' Church, 4567 E. Main St. in Belleville.
Worship services Sunday at 10:30 a.m.
Services at Grace Baptist Church
PORT ROYAL -- Services at Grace Baptist Church, Spruce Hill Grange, 20378 Rte. 75 S. in Port Royal.
• Sunday worship -- 10:15 a.m. and 7 p.m.
• Sunday School -- 9 a.m.
• Wednesday Bible study and youth program -- 7 p.m.
For more information, call (717) 527-4296.
Port Royal Lutheran Parish news
PORT ROYAL -- We welcome you to worship with us each Sunday at 10:30 am.
WELCA meets Thursday, March 14 at 10 a.m. in the library of the church. All women of the Parish are welcome.
Port Royal Lutheran will host six 2024 Community Lenten Teas at 10 a.m. Tuesdays through March 26, 2024 in the social room of the church. The focus will be on the "Artisans Of The Crucifixion" and we will hear the testimony of ordinary people who played an extraordinary role in Jesus's crucifixion. All are welcome and refreshments will be served. All are welcome. The church is located at 402 Market Street, Port Royal.
Dates:
• Feb. 27: Testimony of the basket maker who wove the crown of thorns presented by Dr. Molly Kinney.
• March 5: Testimony of the blacksmith who crafted the nails that were hammered into the cross presented by Steve McClure.
• March 12: Testimony of the carpenter who made the cross presented by Pastor Ken Hepner.
• March 19: Testimony of the stone mason who carved the stone that was rolled in front of the tomb Curt Dreibelbis.
• March 26: Communion Litany led by Rev. Samuel Leister. For more information, call (717) 527-4152.
The Chicken Pie Luncheon will be held on Thursday, March 21 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Take-out only. Containers will be furnished. Cost is $12 for chicken pie, applesauce and cake. By reservation only. Call Georgia at (717) 527-4040 or the church office at (717) 527-4581. Deadline for reservations is Thursday, March 14.
Care meals are delivered the first Wednesday of each month.
Quilters meet each Monday at 9 am.
Watts Memorial UMC upcoming services
BELLEVILLE -- Upcoming services at Watts Memorial United Methodist Church, 38 Walnut St. in Belleville.
•March 29 -- Good Friday service: 7 p.m. in the sanctuary.
•March 31 -- Easter morning: 6:30 a.m. Easter sunrise service in the Watts Memorial UMC parking lot. Light refreshments afterward.
•March 31 --Easter morning worship service: 9 a.m. in the church sanctuary.
For more information, contact Pastor Jen Heikes at (814) 577-9715.
Free sportsman's banquet at Strodes Mills Baptist Church
McVEYTOWN -- Strodes Mills Baptist Church is having a free sportsman's banquet on Saturday, Feb. 24, at 4:30 p.m. Les Ollila will speak on deer hunting. Door prizes will be awarded. The church is located at 8151 U.S. Hwy 522 S. in McVeytown. Call (717) 248-9484 for more information.
McAlisterville Ministerium Lenten Worship Series
McALISTERVILLE -- The McAlisterville Ministerium invites you to join them for their 2024 Lenten Worship Series "Who Is Jesus, Anyway: the I Am Statements of Jesus."
•Feb. 25 -- Free Spring COB. Karen Ward (Trinity Lutheran) speaks on "I Am the Light of the World."
•March 3 -- Browns Church. Terry Smith (Free Spring COB) speaks on "I Am the Gate for the Sheep."
•March 10 -- Lost Creek Mennonite. Lowell Kratzer (Lost Creek Presbyterian) speaks on "I Am the Good Shepherd."
•March 17 -- Pine Grove UMC. Doug Mellott (East Salem Community) speaks on "I Am the Resurrection and the Life."
•March 24 -- Delaware Mennonite. Chris Mummau (Lost Creek Mennonite) speaks on "I Am the Way, the Truth, and the Life."
•March 29 (Good Friday) -- Lost Creek Presbyterian. Jodi Strawser (Pass the Salt Ministries) speaks on "I Am the True Vine." All services begin at 7 p.m. This year, our offerings will be divided between our local fire companies (Delaware and Fayette) and Central World Kitchen (which provides hot meals for people in the midst of disasters). When writing checks, please make them out to McAlisterville Ministerium. We hope this worship series will help you grow in your faith and bless your relationship with God.
Eco-Palms available for Palm Sunday
McALISTERVILLE -- Make social and environmental justice part of your congregation's Palm Sunday celebration. Responsibly harvested eco-palm branches are now available to congregations across the United States. A harvesting effort underway in Guatemala and Mexico helps protect the environment and provides a fair income for the harvesters. Visit the Eco-Palm website at http://www.ecopalms.org/ to learn more and to find links to the denominations supporting this ministry. While your church can order palms directly from the website, Pastor Graham Fowler is coordinating Eco-Palm orders for Juniata County. By combining orders into one, we can get a better price. Eco-Palms are 46¢ per palm. If you would like more information on how your church can order these palm branches for your Palm Sunday Service, e-mail Pastor Fowler at pastor.lostcreekpres@gmail.com or call the church office and leave a message at (717) 463-3138. Orders must be received by Monday, Feb. 26.
"First Sunday" presentation at St. Mark's Episcopal Church
LEWISTOWN -- On Sunday, March 3 at 2 p.m., you are invited to St. Mark's Episcopal Church to hear Forest Fisher, author and teacher from the Mifflin County Historical Society, share his knowledge of the lives of the Native Americans who lived for centuries on the land where St. Mark's is today.
Many relics have been unearthed near Saint Mark's Parish House. There, at the confluence of Kishacoquillas Creek and the Juniata River, the Shawnee People once lived in a settlement historically called Ohesson. The village possessed several dozen families in Colonial Pennsylvania, but artifacts found along these same streams hint at even earlier habitations that extended into the distant past, predating European settlement by many centuries.
Fisher will tell the story of Mifflin County's American Indian past, plus present hands-on artifacts from the McCoy House Museum, illustrative exhibits, posters and handouts. In addition, a series of historic images of Saint Mark's buildings will be on exhibit to help set the scene and establish the close proximity of the church grounds to where the area's earliest inhabitants found the necessities of life.
St. Mark's Episcopal Church is located at 21 S. Main St. in Lewistown.
Catholic Information Night at the Lumina Center
LEWISTOWN -- Those curious about the Catholic Church can attend an information night on Monday, March 4 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Lumina Center, 18 E. 3rd St. in Lewistown. Fr. William Weary and Fr. Richard Groff, priests at Sacred Heart Church in Lewistown, will give brief presentations followed by a question-and-answer session. All are invited. Please call the Sacred Heart Church office at (717) 242-2781 to register. Walk-ins are welcome.
Hymn sing at Valley View Amish Mennonite Church
BELLEVILLE -- The 21st annual hymn sing, sponsored by the Mifflin County Amish Mennonite Historical Society, will be held at 7 p.m., Sunday, March 10, 2024 at the Valley View Amish Mennonite Church, Apple House Rd., Belleville. All are invited to join in for an evening of beautiful acapella four-part singing.
GBSC Choir at Bunkertown Church
McALISTERVILLE -- GBSC Choir will be at the Bunkertown Church, Friday, March 22 at 7 p.m. A free will offering will be taken the night of the concert.
Pastors invited to submit messages
LEWISTOWN -- The Sentinel invites area religious leaders to submit columns for "Professions of Faith" in the Sentinel's weekly religion section. Interested individuals may contact Tom Laub at living@lewistownsentinel.com or (717) 248-6741, ext. 39127. Sermons should be limited to 1,000 words; exceptions may be made at the editor's discretion.