The Rev. Wesley R. Crompton, administrator a the Wyoming Con- ‘rence of the United Methodist Church, Binghamton, N.Y., was named to the board of trustees, Wyoming Seminary, by Bishop James M. Ault, Resident Bishop. Crompton, a graduate of Wyoming Seminary in 1943, will complete the unexpired term of Rev. Robert D. Yost, pastor of the Shavertown United Methodist Church, who died unexpectedly last December. Harold Croom, chairperson of the Work Area on Evangelism, announced the schedule of speakers for the Renewal Program of the Trucksville United Methodist Church. Sheldon Bennett led off the program on Sunday, Feb. 17, speaking on recording of attendance. In the ensuing weeks the following persons of the Membership Task Force will speak: Patricia Baird, David Barna, Harold Croom, Walter Pichert and Howard Williams. A series of union Lenten services held by the Leh- man and Maple Grove United Methodist Charges will begin on Ash Wed- nesday with a Com- munion Service held at Jackson UMC, Smith’s Pond Road at 7:30 p.m., Feb. 20. The Rev. Jeffrey Rarich, pastor of Maple Grove, Loyalville, will bring the message. A hymn sing will be held at the Maple Grove Church at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 24. Later services in the series will include a film “‘Deceived”’ dealing with the People’s Temple, a Palm Sunday Musical Program, and guest preachers--The Very Rev. W. Basil Stroyan of St. Andrew’s Orthodox Church and The Rev. William W. Reid Jr.. Wilkes-Barre District superintendent. ®atfirming Our Faith” will be the theme of services for the first Sunday Lent on the Leh- man United Methodist Charge, Sunday, Feb. 24. There will’ be union services at Jackson on Ash Wednesday and at Maple Grove on Sunday, Feb. 24, with the Maple Grove Charge. The pastor’s con- firmation class will meet at4 p.m., Sunday, at Leh- man. The Lehman United Methodist Women will meet Tuesday, Feb. 26 at 7:30 p.m. The attention of all men is called to the 25th Annual Philadelphia Area Men’s Convocation at Buck Hill Falls. See Pastor Robert Harris or the lay leaders for further information. Sunday School teachers are reminded of the Education Workshop at West Pittston, Saturday, March 1. PAGE NINE At the annual parish meeting of the Prince of Peace Episcopal Church, five vestry persons were elected to serve for the next three years. They are Donald Evans, Walter Kozemchak, James Williams, Carl Goeringer, Jr., and John Sheehan. Clerk of the vestry is Sandra Hunt; junior warden, Jeffrey Town- send and senior warden, Joseph Hunt. Loretta Reese was elected to continue as accounting warden. The teenagers will hold a ‘sleep-over’ in the parish house on Saturday evening, Feb. 16. The evening will begin with dinner at 6 and then election of new officers and a game night is planned. Canon John Docker, program director of the Diocese of Bethlehem, will visit the church on Sunday, February 17. He will celebrate the Eucharist and preach at the 10 a.m. service. On Shrove Tuesday evening, Feb. 19, the Men’s Club will sponsor a Chicken Dinner in the parish house, serving Special series of Lenten services will be held each Sunday evening at 7:30 for the three United Methodist Churches that comprise the Cen- termoreland United Methodist Charge, Rev. Carlos Munoz, Charge pastor, has announced. The series will begin Sunday evening with guest pastors bringing the message. The Rev. Michael Bealla, pastor of the Alderson-Kunkle UM Charge, will be the guest preacher at the opening service Sunday evening at 7:30 when the service will be held at the Dymond Hollow UM Church. The Rev. Russell Lawry of Pittston will be the guest preacher for the March 2 service at the Centemoreland UM Church. On Sunday evening, March 9, Rev. Donald Sperling, pastor of the Noxen-Huntsville UM Charge, will be the guest speaker when the service will be held at the East Dallas UM Church. The service on Sunday evening, March 16, at 7:30 will be held at the Dymond Hollow UM Church with Rev. Bruce Cleasby, pastor of the The Rev. Donald Sperling, pastor of the Noxen-Huntsville UM Charge, has announced the following Lenten and Easter schedule for services for the three churches (Huntsville, Noxen and Ruggles) in his charge as well as for the Ecumenical services to be held by the United Methodist, Free Methodist and Lutheran Churches of the Noxen- Bowmans Creek area. Services opened last evening (Ash Wednesday) at the Huntsville UM Church, Thursday evening, Feb. 28, at 7:30, Ecumenical service at St. Luke's Lutheran Church, Noxen; Thursday evening, March 6, Noxen- Huntsville UM Charge service at Huntsville UM Church;.: ‘Mareh 13, Ecumenical Service at Noxen UM Church; March 20, Noxen- Huntsville UM Charge service at Ruggles UM Church; March 27, Ecumenieal service at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church at Noxen. ; Passion Week services will include the Charge communion service on Maundy Thursday, April 3, at 7:30 at the Huntsville UM Church; April 4, Good Friday, Charge Tenebrae service at the Noxen UM Church at 7:30. Easter Sunday (April 6) an Easter sunrise service will be held at 6:30 a.m. at Noxen UM Church, sponsored by the Youth of the Noxen Charge, and followed by a light break- fast. Easter Sunday services will be held at 8:30 a.m. at Ruggles UM Church; at 9:45 at Huntsville UM Church, and at 11 a.m. at Noxen UM Church. Meshoppen UM Church, bringing the message. The final service in the Lenten series will be held Sunday evening, March 23, at Centermoreland UM Church when Rev. Dr. Allan Cease, pastor of Carverton UM CHarge, will be the guest speaker. from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. On Ash Wednesday, Feb. 20, Eucharist will be celebrated at 10 a.m. and again at 7:30 p.m. The Churchwomen will meet in regular session on Wednesday morning, Feb. 20, after the 10 a.m. service. Plans for the will be discussed. The February meeting of the Couples Club will take place on Tuesday evening, Feb. 26 at 8 p.m. Young people of the Noxen Indeperent Bible Church conc cted the evening service Sunday at that church. Included in the service was a reading by Sue Keiper, a trumpet solo by Tim Tallent; a vocal duet by Sue Fit- zgerald and Kathy Ladies Society of St. Luke’s Lutheran Church at Noxen at its February meeting discussed plans for a benefit Welsh cookie sale to be held on March 29. Orders for the cookies may be placed with any member of the Ladies Society or by calling any of the following: Mrs. Cleona Fritz at 298-2367, Mrs. Ethel Jones at 298- Huntsville Christian Church will observe Week of Compassion this week with two special events. On Thursday, Feb. 21, the congregation will enjoy a covered dish supper at the church at 6:30 p.m. Whimpies and the dessert will be provided with the rest of the meal being brought in by the families attending the meal. During the children’s sermonette at the mor- ning worship service on Sunday, Feb. 24, the congregation will build their Week of Compassion Pyramid. This is ac- complished by each family of the church contributing a roll of quarters which is placed on a rack in the sanctuary to build the pyramid. Most of the people of Asia, many in Latin America, and Africa never in all their lives eat more than just enough food to stay alive. The development programs that the Week of Com- passion. offerings provide are aimed at changing this situation. They help provide food, shelter, medical aid, water, equipment, and skills as well as security, dignity, pride, and hope. The offering received at Huntsville Christian Church will help support Pennsylvania Christian Church’s One Great Hour of Sharing. A quarter roll can provide so much help especially when you know that one quarter can provide one day’s food for five hungry children. The public is invited this Sunday to the worship services of the American Presbyterian Church that are held at the Shoemaker Chapel located on West Eighth Street in West Wyoming. In the morning worship service at 11:15 a.m, thepastor, Rev. R.F. Dymond will begin a series of sermons on the “Seven Last Words of Christ’. Troop 225 sets paper drive Boy Scout Troop 225 of Jackson Township has announced | plans for a newspaper drive on March 1. Papers will be collected on Route 118 at a site across the highway from the Lehman Sunoco Station. Public support is in- vited. The pastor will speak on these words during the next seven weeks in the morning worship ser- vices. These ‘Seven Last Words” were spoken by the Lord Jesus Christ from the Cross of Calvary. The cookies are here! The cookies are here! That is the rallying cry this year for Cen- termoreland Brownies, Juniors and Cadettes as they near the close of their annual Girl Scout cookie sale, which closes this weekend. Each box of cookies costs $1.50, and of this amount about 92 cents is used to benefit Girl Scouts in the Scranton-Pocono Council, to which the Centermoreland troops belong. Brownies at termoreland Cen- are © in The sermons will be as follows: this Sunday, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do”’. Sunday, March 2: ‘Today shalt thou be with Me in Paradise’. March 9: “Woman, behold thy Son! Behold C’ moreland charge of Mrs. Emily Considine and Mrs. Thelma Witkowski ; Junior Girl Scout Troop 263 is directed by Mrs. Ama DeGraw and Mrs. Fred Klimas, while the Cadette Troop 500 is directed by Mrs. Ama DeGraw and Mrs. Gloria Rought. HL taxpayers Harveys Lake Tax- payers Association will hold its meeting, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 8 p.m., at the sewer authority building, Sunset. Everyone is invited and urged to attend. Final 155 N. Main St. Shavertown, Pa. Hours Daily 10 to 5 Phone 675-0856 thy mother”. March 16: “My God, my God, why hast Thou forsaken Me?’’; March 23: “1 thirst’’; March 30: “It is finished’; and April 6: “Father, into Thy hands I commend My Spirit’. This Sunday at the evening worship service at 7 p.m., the pastor will speak on “What are the visible signs of our love to God?” The prayer ser- vices are held each Wednesday at 7 p.m. For additional in- formation, contact the pastor at 693-1918. FLORIST Open 7 days 675-2500 2344, Mrs. Mary Galka at 298-2475. Donations of any of the following items are being accepted: flour, sugar, eggs, currants, margarine, or money. Final plans for the cookie sale will be completed at the Ladies Society’s March meeting on March 12 at the home of Mrs. Helen Crispell, Noxen. Reploeg, and an in- strumental duet by Bob and Donna Scull. A score of Noxen residents attended the Valentine banquet on Monday evening, Feb. 12, at the Camp of the Nations at South Gibsen when Wayne Mananya of the Baptist Bible College at Clarks Summit was the guest speaker, Each of the ladies attending received a corsage. or Noxen residents at- tending the Valentine - dinner were Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wandel, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lane, Mr. and Mrs. Russell Traver, Mr. and Mrs. William Shalata, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Decker, Mr. and Mrs. Warren Hubble, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Riaubia, Mr. and Mrs. Grant Whistler and Rev. and Mrs. Jerry Tallent. ; ( Sacred Heart Society of St. Mary’s Church will hold a meeting this coming Sunday afternoon Feb. 24 at 2 in the Church Hall on Shoemaker St., Swoyersville. Following the business meeting the society will hold their annual Valentine party. Mrs. Josephine Pit- cavage is president and Father Edward Sokolowski is pastor and moderator of the society. 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