The youth of St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, Williamsport, are tackling hunger in the community by participating in the 30th annual Souper Bowl of Caring. Cans of soup and gifts will be collected from those attending worship services Sunday. Soup will be delivered to the United Churches ...
Although their original plans to have a soup kitchen have been temporarily put on hold, the Diamond Street Christian Church still opens its doors to those in need of sustenance by way of a food pantry, open on the first and third Sundays of the month from 2 to 3 p.m. Voncier Gammage, ...
For 150 years, the building at the northwest corner of Diamond and West Fourth streets served as the Newberry United Methodist Church. Then in 2004, with the congregation aging and the church building becoming more decrepit, the church closed. The remaining members successfully merged with ...
American Rescue Workers is set to open its 10th thrift store location and second donation center early this year in Sunbury, with donations being accepted starting this week and a grand opening slated for March. The center, located in the Sunbury Plaza at 1125 N. Fourth St., is expected to be the largest store the group has operated to date. The thrift store will be spread out over 15,000 square feet of retail space. Donations, such as clothing, housewares and furniture, will be accepted Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The grand opening will be held March 7. The store ...
ALLENWOOD — Saturday, Dec. 14, was a gray and bleak day outside. However, inside the old Stone Church, on the grounds of the Federal Prison in Allenwood, was warm with candles and holiday lights. This illumination helped hold back the darker oppression, and allowed for a simple and quiet ...
For eight days in either November or December, Jewish families around the world light a candelabra, called a menorah, in celebration of the festival of Hanukkah, which commemorates a miracle that took place in Jerusalem in the second century BCE. For Marvin Hurwitz, a member of Williamsport’s Temple Beth Ha Shalom congregation, Hanukkah really symbolizes a celebration of freedom from persecution. “It’s a festival commemorating religious freedom. To me, that’s what the holiday is all about,” he shared. This year, Hanukkah, which is also known as the Festival of Lights, ...
