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Editor’s note: To submit a nonprofit announcement to The Sentinel’s Religion section, contact Erin Thompson at (717) 248-6741 or by email at ethompson@lewistownsentinel.com. Items also may be faxed to (717) 248-3481 or sent to The Sentinel, 352 Sixth Street, Lewistown, PA 17044. Items should arrive to The Sentinel by Wednesday afternoon 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 ...

Summer camp kicks off in June

MIFFLINBURG — A worship service will kick off the summer camp season at Camp Mount Luther on Sunday, June 12. The service will celebrate the outdoor ministry of the Upper Susquehanna Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Bishop Barbara J. Collins will preside and the Rev. James Vitate will preach. The service will begin at 7 p.m. and will be held outdoors if weather permits. The worship will be immediately following the annual Circle of Faith Giving Club Dinner, which is by invitation. Camp Mount Luther is gearing up for the summer camping season for 2022 and is ...

Are Christians ‘packing it in?’

It’s very sad to me that many, many so-called Christians seem to be, “packing it in.” The urgency they once had to reach the lost and disciple others has diminished into a dying flame. The days of them waking up grateful for all the Lord has done, coupled with an excitement to shine His light into the lives of others are all but dead and gone. Ho hum has replaced their hallelujah. Complaining has replaced their praise. Their faith that was once like dynamite is now dull. The phrase “pack it in” means to give up and stop trying. It means to abandon one’s efforts. Those ...

Vacation Bible School offered across Juniata River Valley

Editor’s note: Below is a list of Vacation Bible School nights that have been submitted. To have your church’s Vacation Bible School event listed on the Religion page, email ethompson@lewistownsentinel.com ••• Lewistown Alliance Church Lewistown Alliance Church will hold Zoomerang VBS June 5 to 9 with dinner at 6 p.m. VBS programming is from 6:30-8 p.m. and is open to ages 3 to 5th grade. Registration and information can be found at https://www.lewistowncma.com/vbs Grace United Methodist Church Grace United Methodist Church will hold a Bible School event from 10 a.m. ...

‘As long as there’s breath, there’s hope’

Good morning, my friends! Today, I’m doing some reflecting. It seems like only yesterday I was groaning about winter setting in and now, once more, it has passed. Here we are, almost passed by spring and about to embark on summer. I have always said that my favorite times of the year are the spring and the fall; planting and harvesting. New life, new beginnings. Fall brings the harvest, the rewards for our labors in the spring. With Mother’s Day celebrations behind us for another year, I’m reflecting on the past. Where have the years gone? What may lie ahead? Did I have the ...

Is it time to slow down and take care of yourself?

From 30 years old and above, even to 50 years old ­ Numbers 4:30 Does it seem like something is wrong with our system here in America? Politicians and many government workers have early retirement plans along with social security benefits at age 62; that may also include health care benefits when they reach a certain age. Many of them can retire at age 50 or even before with a very luxurious lifestyle. Yet some of our politicians want to raise the full retirement age on the working-class people like you and me! Something just don’t seem right. Most of us in the working class (blue ...