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UMC to host Bible study
LEWISTOWN -- First Bakers United Methodist Church will host a Bible study every Wednesday at 7 p.m. They will also host a youth group for individuals under age 18 on the first Thursday of each month, except July.
Stony Run Mission upcoming events
McALISTERVILLE -- Upcoming events at Stone Run Mission:
• Sept. 4 -- No evening service.
• Sept. 11 -- Lebanon Valley Gospel Band will be sharing at 2:30 p.m.
• Sept. 18 -- Pastor Nick Smith will be sharing in a Holy Candlelight Communion Service at 6 p.m.
• Sept. 25 -- There will be no services at the church. Join us for our 12th annual Riding on Faith Tractor Service at Basom Memorial Park in Richfield. Bring lawn chairs and join us for church service with Downin Lane at 10 a.m. Bring a covered dish and join us for lunch at 11:30 a.m. Bring your tractor and join us for our tractor ride from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Schrader to host special speakers
MILROY -- Schrader United Methodist Church will host the following speakers during its 8:30 a.m. services:
• Sept. 4 -- Bobbi Kuhns
• Sept. 11 -- Jack Armstrong
• Sept. 18 -- Eric Packard
• Sept. 25 -- Teresa Williams
Outdoor Gospel music concert
MIIDDLEBURG -- Mercy Run and the Seger Family will perform at an outdoor Gospel music concert Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022 at St. Paul's (Erdley's) Lutheran Church, 2337 Erdley Church Road, Middleburg (Smalsh Barrick Road and Erdley Church Road). The concert will be held outside, rain or shine, in the picnic grove. Mercy Run performs at 2 p.m. The Seger Family performs at 4 p.m. Light refreshments will be served. Please bring a non-perishable food item to be donated to a local food bank. Please bring a lawn chair. Call 570-374-5535 for more information.
Divorce care and divorce care for kids (DC4K) kicks-off
BELLEVILLE – Divorce Care for adults and DC4K (Divorce Care for Kids) kicks off Sept. 12, 2022, at New Life Church, 101 N. Beech Street, Burnham, PA and at Locust Grove Church at 3358 W. Main Street, Bellevile, PA.
The Divorce Care program runs in conjunction with Divorce Care for Kids (DC4K). In Burnham, parents attending Divorce Care at New Life Church are invited to enroll their children in Divorce Care for Kids (DC4K) there while families attending the Belleville group will enroll their children at Locust Grove. Registration can be done in advance by calling the phone numbers below. DC4K is a student support group for children ages five - 12 whose families are experiencing separation/divorce.
At DC4K, kids are engaged in crafts, games, activities, DVD dramas, and music. The program is scheduled to run through Dec. 12, 2022, and will feature small groups. DC (Divorce Care) for adults is a divorce support group that meets weekly for 13 weeks to help adults recover from the pain of separation and divorce. Participants experience a warm, caring environment led by people who care and want to help attendees find healing and wholeness in the midst of their circumstances. One DC participant reported: "My life was pretty much in shambles when I began DivorceCare.
This program has totally changed the direction of my life." For more information and/or to register for the program at New Life Church, call or text 717-250-6852, or 717-242-1481. For the Locust Grove group, text or call 717-247-4915 or 717-437-4946. Preregister@ for either group at www.divorcecare.org.
Community Concert
BELLEVILLE -- There will be a community concert at Watts Memorial United Methodist Church, 38 Walnut Street, Belleville. The brother/sister duo known as Buffalo Valley Bluegrass will present a concert of bluegrass and gospel music Sunday, Sept. 18 at 5:30 p.m. All are welcome. Bring a lawn chair. Light refreshments will be served.
Wriglesworth to speak in Mifflintown
MIFFLINTOWN -- Former pastor David Wriglesworth will speak during services at First Baptist Church of Juniata County on Sept. 18. Wriglesworth will speak for the church's 60th anniversary. Wriglesworth now resides in South Dakota and was pastor at First Baptist in the 80s.
Carpenter featured speaker at conference
LEWISTOWN -- Pine Glen Alliance Church will host a Hearts and Hands Women's Conference for women 18 years and older at 6 p.m. Oct. 14 in the Family Life Center. Cost is $16 and seating is limited. Seats can be reserved by calling (717) 348-5592, (717) 348-6431 or (717) 250-5143. Reservation deadline is Sept. 25. The topic discussed at 7:15 p.m. will be "Shelter in the Storm."
A love offering will be taken for the speaker, Becky Carpenter, the founder of One Day Closer Ministries.
50th Annual Juniata County CROP Hunger Walk
MIFFLINTOWN -- The 50th Annual Juniata County CROP Hunger Walk will be held on Sunday, Oct. 9th, at Walker Township Park or Facebook Live. Registration begins at 1:30 p.m. and the Walk begins at 2 p.m. The Juniata County CROP 5K Fun Run/Walk (7 laps around the park) benefits world-wide Hunger Ministries through Church World Service and, locally, the Juniata County Meals on Wheels and the Juniata County Food Pantry. For more information, call (717) 463-3138 or Facebook.com/JuniataCoCROP. To Register Online: CropHungerWalk.org/MifflintownPA.
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 Erin Thompson at ethompson@lewistownsentinel.com or (717) 248-6741, ext. 117. Sermons should be limited to 1,000 words; exceptions may be made at the editorás discretion.