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Passing along the gift of faith

A young man waited at the end of the line after the prison service to ask if I knew his aunt. She is a pastor in our county, and I was happy to be able to say, “Yes, I do!” It speaks well of being part of the family of God, and I was also able to honor his respect for his aunt. As we talked, I could see that he physically resembled her, and apparently her faith lives in him, at least enough that he was in worship. Talking with the young man reminded me that I like the way the letter to Timothy begins. “I am reminded of your sincere faith, a faith that lived first in your ...

Area church briefs

Lycoming County Life Chain The Lycoming County Life Chain will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday along the Golden Strip (East Third Street) in Loyalsock Township. All area churches are invited to participate. Life Chain is a prayerful nationwide movement in which pro-life people stand in remembrance of aborted babies. There will be stations set up along the street by 2 p.m. for people to pick up signs. For more information, contact Doris Bush at 570-745-3502, Tammy Packer at 570-745-3328 or visit www.nationallifechain.org Pancake breakfast at St. Lawrence St. Lawrence Catholic Church, 344 ...

Area woman raising funds for mission trip to Haiti

It was in 2003 when Christina Boughton, then a college student at the University of South Carolina, trekked to the Haitian town of Grand Goave with members of a student Christian group to help with a construction project, participate in street corner evangelism and pass out clothes to families ...

A land with no tears, nor sorrow, nor pain

There are things that make me cry — like a kidney stone that I had last year. But I am not talking about physical pain that can bring tears. No, I am talking about the pain that comes to all of us in our human condition. This pain comes to us because we live in a world that is imperfect and fraught with possibilities of life changing events, events that can bring tears. There are many life experiences that can bring pain and tears such as a sudden death, a broken relationship, an illness or accident that is life changing, an injustice that shakes us to the core and touches our ...

Area church briefs

Hymn sing in Trout Run TROUT RUN — The Beech Valley United Methodist Church, 30 Beech Valley Road, Trout Run, will hold a hymn sing at 6:30 p.m. Sunday with refreshments served at the close of the program. Roast beef dinner Third Street United Methodist Church, 939 E. Third St., will host a roast beef dinner from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday with roast beef, filling, mashed potatoes and gravy, corn, string beans, rolls, dessert and beverages. Adults are $10 and children ages 5 to 12 are $5. Takeouts are available. Parking is in the rear of the church. UCLC’s 9th annual golf ...

Area pastor committed to Bahamian congregation

For one beautiful week in July, the Rev. Lenore Hosier, of St. John’s-Newberry United Methodist Church, led a mission team to Freeport, Grand Bahama Island, for the eighth consecutive year. When they left, there was no hint that a monster called Dorian would strike in early September. ...