By PAT CROSSLEY pcrossley@sungazette.com MUNCY – The Vigil Project is a group of Catholic artists, who write and sing Catholic music for Catholic prayer. They recently kicked off a Lent and Easter tour and one of their first stops was at Resurrection Catholic Church, Muncy. They had ...
Hepburn-Lycoming Ministerium plans services “Preparing Hearts for Easter” is the theme for a series of Lenten community services being hosted by the Hepburn-Lycoming Ministerium. The services are held on Sundays at 4 p.m., March 17, 24, 31 and April 7 at Calvary Church of the Nazarene, 3200 Lycoming Creek Road in Williamsport. Free will offerings will benefit the West End Food Bank and Sojourner Truth Ministries. A light supper will be served following the service. All are welcome and invited to attend. United Methodist Church plans community dinner St. Paul Calvary ...
LAMAR – It was at the end of February this year that the members of the Lamar Lighthouse Camp had to bid farewell to a building that stood on its property for over seven decades. Previously, it had been a part of Montoursville history when Indian Park was once called Starr Island Amusement ...
Christians, Jews and Muslims share a relationship with Abraham who they trace back to the common link in their faiths. Christians and Jews track it through Isaac, while Muslims track it through Ishmael. Ishmael was the first-born son of Abram, by Sari's handmaiden, Haggar. The promise of the covenant was given to Abram, and Hebrew Scripture in the lectionary this week is from Genesis 15. Abram was given the promise that, if he did what the Lord told him to do, he would become a great nation. Through his faith in the Lord, Abram left his home with his household and servants, ...
By DANA MASSING Erie Times-News RIE — Eleven killed at Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, in October. Twenty-six slain at First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, in November 2017. Seven fatally shot at Quebec Islamic Cultural Center in Quebec, Canada, in January ...
Adventure awaits. “Morning has broken ... God’s recreation of a new day.” These hymn lyrics, penned by British author Eleanor Farjean almost 90 years ago, are based on Psalm 118 verse 24. We so often hear these words in the opening to worship. “This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it” (ESV). Nature brings us seasons of refreshment, growth and healing. To paraphrase Thoreau, the seasons of nature, painted by the landscape artist, our Creator, are constantly changing. From the hues of autumn to the whites of winter and the green sprouts of spring, ...
