Uy O ws La By KYLIE SHAFFERKOETTER A Post Staff : “BACK MOUNTAIN - One simiple’idea is bringing local Chrisfians together. The first ever Christian Unity Service sponsored by thesBack Moun- tain Ministerium through the "Wyoming Valley Council of Churches will be held Friday at the Back Mountain Harvest Assembly Church at 7 p.m. Many area youth groups are participating in the energetic - ‘and creative one-hour ecumeni- «cal service. Approximately 100 . youths and adult advisors will (5 | prove their scheduling skills by cramming in 60 minutes worth . of comical and dramatic skits, . with prayers and songs, includ- * ing a version of the Lord's . Prayer sung along with sign language. The service will also + focus on hunger awareness, + with many of the groups partici- . pating in a 30-hour fast begin- ' ning-Friday as part of the World Vision program. Susan Harper of Dallas came ' up with the idea based on the +. grassroots ecumenical Taize .* services most recently held at the Huntsville Christian Church. “I thought it would be ..a good idea for the youth. The .+Back:Mountain Ministerium * pulled it together with the youth - groups,” explained Harper, who works-for the Wyoming Valley N *.Courteil of Churches. +. Although the service is not in .*the Taize format, Harper said * tHe ‘energy and spirit is defi- -nitely there. The youth groups "and advisors have met to plan .-and practice five times before *.the big'night. Stan Oschman, «youth director for Dallas Baptist Church, said a program like this truly promotes unity among Christians and that it is in Scripture for Christians of different backgrounds work together harmoniously. . “As a Christian church we don’t need to be fighting. We need to work together. This service creates a stronger bond intertwined with other Chris- tians. Just because we worship differently does not mean we dorr't ‘believe in the same things. Chyist'is our Lord,” said Oschiman, who has found it interesting to learn what other youth groups are doing. “We are all ‘getting to express the way we do-things. It's really opening up the kids’ eyes. They are realizing they aren’t the only Christians around.” - Meredith Nagy, 15, the daughter of Rev. Robert Nagy of Prince of Peace Episcopal Church, thinks preparing for the service has been educa- tional. “It’s been interesting. We get to see what all the other Christian religions are like and © G b ® Slocum Insurance Agency, Inc. 575 Memorial Hwy. Dallas, PA 18612 675-1167 Combine your auto and homeowners insurance policies Comprehensive Coverage Competitive Rates (01: SCR BT TAVET EF: 1 Security Policy COOK'S PHARMACY, e Computerized Prescription Service ® Russell Stover Candies ® Greeting Cards e PA Lottery Tickets ® Newspapers ® Magazines 159 N. MemorialHwy., ._. - Shavertown, PA ¢ (675-1191) First Christian Jnity Service Fri dy how they combine together,” said the Dallas High School student. “I've gotten to know other people from school who are Christian.” Meredith will participate in all three categories of the service and said that although there is a lot of youth participa- tion, the grown-ups did most of the planning. Her 13-year-old sister Emily said she has met many new friends who also , attend Dallas, which is espe- cially nice since the family just recently moved to the area. Rev. Nagy is happy to not only work with the 12 people participating from his youth group, but with all the kids. He would like to see the groups participate in activities on a regular basis. “I'm hoping this will be a launching pad for more youth events, where we work toward sharing schedules and making sure everyone knows everyone is invited. We are trying not to compete with each other by knowing each others’ schedules,” said Nagy. Bethany Brown and her sister, Katja, attend the Harvest Assembly, and will be involved in the groundbreaking service. Bethany stresses that it is not just about youth. “It's been very cooperative and a collection of everyone's ideas, not just one church or one person’s,” explained Bethany, 16, also a Dallas High School student. Because it is for everyone, the service practices have brought Christian teenagers together and Bethany believes it is important for them to get together and minister to one another. “It's good for teenagers to be amongst each other,” she said. Pastor Rob Coscia of the BMT Harvest Assembly Church said he has never seen this kind of hunger in people to work Rehearsing for Friday's service, above, from left; Kerry Malone, Jeff Pimm, Wendy Stradele, Jackie Demming. Drumming up some spirit, right photo, Richard Blaine, seated, and Michael Nixon. together. “This definitely says ‘I am not alone’,” he said of the collaboration. “My kids are strong in their faith and when they see other kids who share that there is a sense of together- ness, purpose and oneness. We have more in common than not in common. I'm very excited about the future back here.” The churches involved are St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Trinity Presbyterian Church, St. Therese’s Catholic Church, Gate of Heaven Catho- lic Church, Back Mountain Harvest Assembly, Trucksville United Methodist Church, Dallas Baptist Church, Prince of Peace Episcopal Church, and others. ( Steven's oe Town & Country Cleaners Country Club Shopping Ctr. ¢ Dallas ALWAYS QUALITY DRYCLEANING ha A member of the International Fabricare Institute, a the association of professional drycleaners and launderers. 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An awards ceremony will follow at 4 p.m. Over 900 entries were judged separately on each grade level in a variety of categories including, pencil, pastel, watercolor, acrylic, oil, ink, scratchboard, mixed me- dia, fibers, photography, prints, and miniature drawings and paintings. Each student may submit a total of three entries. Of this year’s entries, 320 were accepted to be on display at the MacDonald Art Gallery at College Misericor- dia. Ribbons were awarded in 12 different categories on each sepa- rate grade level by two panels of three judges each. In addition, $2,000 in community sponsored awards have been awarded by a separate awards jury. The exhibit of winning art works will continue through Sun., March 31. Gallery hours are as follows: Tues., Wed., Thurs.,"12-5 p.m. and 6-8 p.m.; Fri., 12-5 p.m.; Sat. and Sun., 1-5 p.m.; the gallery is closed Mondays. The Suzanne Maria Rossetti Memorial Juried Art Contest is sponsored by Joe and Sue Hand of Dallas in memory of the daugh- ter of Louise and the late Peter Rossetti of Saugus, MA. | The contest is open to any 7th through 12th grade student who resides in, or attends any public, private, or parochial school within the school districts of Dallas, Le- hman, Tunkhannock or North- west, or any 7th-12th grade stu- dent who resides in Dallas, Leh- man, Tunkhannock, or Northwest, or any 7th-12th grade students who study art with any private instuctor teaching within those areas. POST PHOTOS/CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK Lake-Lehman board: to meet March2 The regular monthly meeting Committee-of-the Whole meeting of the Lake-Lehman School board will be held on Tuesday, March 2, at 7 p.m. in the music room of the Lehman -Jackson Elementary School. 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