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Religion

Area church briefs

TODAY Concert in Lairdsville LAIRDSVILLE — Todd Robatin will perform in concert at Lairdsville Faith Church, 6786 Route 118, at 7:30 p.m. Call Pastor Max L. Walters Jr. for more information at 570-584-2765. SUNDAY Ham, scalloped potato dinner LIBERTY — Salem Lutheran Church, 3536 ...

Vacation Bible schools

(EDITOR’S NOTE: If your church is holding Vacation Bible School this year, please submit your information in the following format via email to religion@sungazette.com) TODAY • Warrensville United Methodist Church, 5748 Warrensville Road, Montoursville, will hold Prayer Warrior VBS from 10 ...

Once rare, cremation is becoming the new norm

PITTSBURGH (AP) — When Scott Beinhauer’s forebears expanded their funeral business in 1921 with a location just south of the then-new Liberty Tunnel, they added a rare piece of equipment: a crematory. For nearly a century it stood as the second-oldest crematory in use in the nation, ...

No ordinary Joe: Local 19-year-old races for glory of God

Joe Lusk, of Linden, is not your typical 19-year-old. In addition to studying web and interactive media at Pennsylvania College of Technology, he is a paid intern in the technology department of the Jersey Shore Area School District. But his passion is racing cars, and he does it for the glory ...

Reminiscing: One for the road; here’s to new beginnings

“We can make our plans, but the Lord determines our steps.” Proverbs 16:9 (NLT) I recall that early fall day in 1971 that I was in Williamsport to meet up with an old college friend for lunch and a game of tennis. On a whim, I brought along my sports coat, shirt, tie and good slacks with ...

What’s going on?

With all the terrible things going on in our world today, from a biblical point one would believe that we are living in the last days. Second Timothy 3:1-5 states, “This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, ...