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Religion October 22, 2026

Editor’s note: To submit a nonprofit announcement to The Sentinel’s Religion section, contact Tom Laub at (717) 248-6741 or by email at living@lewistownsentinel.com. Items also may be faxed to (717) 248-3481 or sent to The Sentinel, 21 S. Brown St., Lewistown, PA 17044. Items must be received by Tuesday during business hours for publication in the Saturday edition. Submissions will be published as space allows. The editor reserves the right to edit all submissions. ••• First Bakers UMC to host Bible study McCLURE — First Bakers United Methodist Church will host a Bible ...

Giggle for God: America's witty church signs aim to inspire, attract drivers and passersby

Religion October 22, 2026

WOODBURY, Minn. (AP) — "Forecast: God reigns and the Son shines." In mid-September, the large electronic sign of a Lutheran church flashed this message by a throughfare between growing subdivisions and cornfields in a Twin Cities suburb. The messages on Resurrection Lutheran Church's ...

There is hope for victims of domestic abuse

Religion October 22, 2026

There is hope for victims of domestic abuse and violence. Consider a young woman who had been frequently brutalized by her husband. As a committed Christian she had tried everything to be the kind of wife a husband would love and cherish, but to no avail. One Sunday, her pastor ...

Danger is lurking: It is not too late to embrace Jesus

Religion October 22, 2026

Several years ago, while pastoring a church in Ohio, I was working away in my study when a lady from our church knocked on the door. I could immediately tell that something was wrong. “Dan, don’t you know? There is a fire in the house next door!” I looked out the window and sure ...

Police reports

Local News October 22, 2026

Hit-and-run reported in Walker Township MIFFLINTOWN — Pennsylvania State Police at Lewistown are investigating a hit-and-run crash that occurred at 2:22 p.m. Sept. 16 on Industrial Park Road near its intersection with River Road. Police said an unidentified pickup truck towing a black gooseneck trailer entered the path of a motorhome traveling east on Industrial Park Road. The trailer struck the motorhome's driver's side mirror, causing it to shatter and strike the driver's side window. The motorhome, a 2005 Ford Econoline E450 driven by Leah C. Bryner, 33, of Port Royal, came ...

Flying Ivories to bring dueling pianos to Williamsport

Local News October 22, 2026

WILLIAMSPORT — The Flying Ivories Dueling Pianos will perform Nov. 15 at the Williamsport Scottish Rite in a fundraising event benefiting local nonprofit organizations and Scottish Rite charities. The show will take place from 2 to 5 p.m. in the Howard Memorial Theater, 348 Market St., ...