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Operation Christmas Child chartered bus trip

LEWISTOWN — The Operation Christmas Child Juniata Valley Area Team is providing a one-day deluxe chartered bus trip to the Baltimore processing center on Tuesday, Nov. 29. The bus will depart from the Lewistown WalMart at 6 a.m. and stop halfway for a break. The work shift will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Participants may pack a lunch or purchase from the Chick-Fil-A temporarily located inside the warehouse. The motor coach will leave the processing center at 4:15 p.m. for Lewistown, stopping midway for a dinner break. All meal expenses are extra. The bus will return to Lewistown at ...

Religion briefs

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, 352 Sixth St., Lewistown, PA 17044. Items must be received by Tuesday for publication in the Saturday edition. Submissions will be published as space allows. The editor reserves the right to edit all submissions. ••• UMC to host Bible study LEWISTOWN — First Bakers United Methodist Church will host a Bible study every Wednesday at 7 p.m. ...

Greek monastery manuscripts tell new story of Ottoman rule

MOUNT ATHOS, Greece (AP) — A church bell sounds, the staccato thudding of mallet on plank summons monks to afternoon prayers, deep voices are raised in communal chant. And high in the great tower of Pantokrator Monastery, a metal library door swings open. There, deep inside the medieval ...

A cry for true justice

The Civil War might have been averted had there been more like him. In fact, some suggest a peaceful emancipation of slaves might have been achieved. Elijah Lovejoy, that great American hero, editor, schoolteacher, and Presbyterian clergyman quit the ministry and returned to the press to be sure his words reached more people. After observing one lynching, Elijah was committed forever to fighting the awful sin of slavery. Mobs attacked him again and again; neither this nor many threats and attempts on his life deterred him. Repeated destruction of his presses didn’t stop him. "If by ...

What makes a person Christian?

From the Mail Bag But we are not of those who draw back to perdition, but of those who believe to the saving of the soul. Hebrews 10:39 To what extent can a truly regenerate, saved person, apostatize and fall away? This question was sent to me by someone who reads my column. As I try to answer that question, the first thing we need to do is determine “who a Christian really is.” We could also ask, what is it that makes a person a Christian? We are not referring to someone who made a decision for Christ, was baptized, joined the church, or was involved in Christian ...

Religion briefs

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 tlaub@lewistownsentinel.com. Items also may be faxed to (717) 248-3481 or sent to The Sentinel, 352 Sixth St., Lewistown, PA 17044. Items must be received by Tuesday for publication in the Saturday edition. Submissions will be published as space allows. The editor reserves the right to edit all submissions. ••• UMC to host Bible study LEWISTOWN — First Bakers United Methodist Church will host a Bible study every Wednesday at 7 p.m. They ...