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Footsteps to Follow column

The other day, as I was thinking about a situation that has recently come up in my life and wishing for a desired outcome in my favor, I heard a still, small voice say to me, “Speak the Word. It is in your mouth.” How many times do we have circumstances in our lives that will automatically put us in a place of reacting with our emotions, by our words, and sometimes by our actions? Proverbs 18:21 states “death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits” (ESV). This means that my first response is contingent on the words that come out of ...

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Chicken and Waffles dinner set for today WATSONTOWN – A chicken and waffle dinner with mashed potatoes, gravy, vegetable, dessert and beverage is planned for today, from 4 to 6 p.m. at Holy Spirit Evangelical Lutheran Church. $9 each, children $5. Takeouts available. Church is located 10275 State Route 44, Watsontown, between McEwensville and Turbotville on Route 44. Presbyterians offer baked steak dinner Montoursville Presbyterian Church, 900 Elm St., will serve a baked steak dinner on March 19, from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $9, advance purchase is advised. Call ...

Donuts, Ashes and Fasting

As the beginning of Lent approaches, New Covenant United Church of Christ prepares to celebrate on the eve of Ash Wednesday by holding a Fastnacht Social, a tradition that dates back to the 1800ás. The season of Lent, which begins this week on Ash Wednesday and lasts 40 days, is often ...

New Love Center provides food to hundreds in region

JERSEY SHORE — Hundreds of families in Jersey Shore had a merrier Christmas thanks to the efforts of Jersey Shore’s New Love Center on Broad Street. Volunteers from the New Love Center recently distributed bags of groceries, food and other items to about 500 families in the area. ...

Food pantry fills a need for the hungry in Montoursville

More than two years ago, a Montoursville-based food pantry, Harvest of Hope, was a dream in the hearts of three people who sat at a small round table and “began the vision.” Today, it is a reality. It boasts more than 150 volunteers from different churches and community members who ...

Mentoring couple take on ministry to build relationships at home, abroad

For Duane and Mary Shenk, starting Cottage Ministries was a natural culmination of the way they have lived during their almost 27 years of marriage. “We have only had two years that we did not have either a young adult, college student and foster children living with us,” Mary Shenk ...