The fellowship hall of Christ Episcopal Church, on Mulberry Street, was filled with over 70 people celebrating their common faith and the good they have done for Lycoming County over the past year as United Churches of Lycoming County (UCLC) celebrated its 73rd anniversary at a special dinner ...
The Rev. Christopher Raiford accepted the symbolic towel of the “doulos” in his installation ceremony Nov. 17 at St. Andrew Evangelical Lutheran Church, Muncy. The installation sermon, “Taking up the towel,” was based on Mark 10:42-45 in which Jesus washes the feet of his disciples. ...
LANCASTER — It was an early October morning when over four dozen people were collected on a chartered bus and driven to the small community of Mount Joy, which is in the heart of Lancaster County. Their goal was to donate food, clothes and other items to the Global Aid Network (GAiN) as ...
LANCASTER — When I first got the call for this assignment, I was unsure what to expect. I did not know anyone associated with this event and I had never even heard of the Global Aid Network (GAiN). It was amazing to see how over 50 strangers in a bus changed in one day. In the wee hours of 6 a.m., we were bleary eyed and eating Munchkins, quietly chatting to our seat mates. I was sitting alone. However, by the road trip home, once-strangers were talking and laughing as if they had been friends for years. There was something unifying about traveling together and working on ...
Samaritan’s Purse kicks off its national collection week Monday for Operation Christmas Child, an annual holiday drive with the goal of donating shoe boxes full of gifts and necessities to children in need for Christmas. Operation Christmas Child has operated locally for the past 14 years and collected around 5,000 shoe boxes in 2018. This year’s shoebox collection dates and locations follow: • Pine Street United Methodist Church, 441 Pine St., Williamsport, noon-5 p.m. Monday; 2-5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday; 2-6 p.m. Thursday; 10 a.m.-noon Saturday; 12:30-6:30 p.m. ...
With the onset of cooler fall weather and the prospect of even colder temperatures to follow, the West End Christian Community Center’s Clothes Closet is in need of warm outerwear, particularly coats for men, women and children of all ages and sizes. The Clothes Closet, one of the center’s ministries, sells clothing at very low cost, according to Todd Penman, director of the center. Coats can cost as little as $3, although Penman noted that if someone has a need for a coat but does not have the money, they will receive a voucher to receive a coat provided that they can find one ...
