| | | (4 4 : 4 | | Sunday, October 16, 2005 CHURCH THE POST PAGE7 & CHURCH BRIEFS weekly message from Dallas Bap- Annual CROP Walk takes place Oct. 16 The annual CROP Walk will be held a 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 16 at Kirby ~ Fark in Wilkes-Barre. Registration begins at 1 p.m. The annual event __i§ sponsored by the Wyoming "Valley Council of Churches and ~ benefits the 13 food pantries in Luzerne County, including the Back Mountain Food Pantry. ~ For more information, call 824- 8439 or 825-8543, boi Dallas Baptist Church . begins new program .. The Dallas Baptist Church is hold- ing its “40 Days of Purpose” cam- +-paign through Nov. 27 at the church on Route 415 in Dallas. The church will be one of approximate- ly 13,000 churches from 60 de- nominations taking part in the ~ program. ++i The program was inspired from vhich has sold more than 16 mil- O the book The Purpose Driven Life, lon copies since 2002. The book's euthor is Rick Warren, a senior pastor at Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, Calif. The campaign's five purposes for people - worship, fellowship, dis- dpleship, ministry and evangelism “will be communicated through a tist Church pastor Jerry Branch, a personal or family daily devotional reading, a weekly memory verse from the Bible, a small group or Sunday school lesson, and daily encouragement through e-mail. For more information about the program, call the church at 639- 5099. Local professor speaks at St. Therese's Church Jim Calderone, professor of social studies at College Misericordia, will present a lecture and discussion on "How Catholic is Social Justice" at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 24 at St Therese's Church on Pioneer Ave- nue in Shavertown. Calderone is also a deacon of the Scranton Diocese, serving at St. Aloysius Church in Wilkes-Barre. The event is the first in a series made pos- sible through a grant from the Social Justice Fund of the Diocese of Scranton. There is no admission charge and refreshments will be served. Idetown to celebrate 140th anniversary The Lehman-ldetown United Meth- odist Church will begin its year- long anniversary celebration "Yes- terday, Today and Tomorrow" by celebrating the 140th anniversary of the Idetown Church at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 16 at the church in Idetown. There will be a celebration worship service with special music followed by fellowship and refreshments. Anyone who attends is asked to bring a dessert to share. Members of the church are asked to contact former members, or members who have moved away and invite them to the service. Sunday school will not be held on Oct. 16, but will resume at the Lehman UMC on Oct. 23. The anniversary year will end with the 150th anniversary of the Lehman United Methodist Church on Sept. 15-17, 2006. Gate of Heaven sets spaghetti dinner Gate of Heaven Church will hold a home-style spaghetti dinner from 5-7 p.m. Oct. 22 at the church on Machell Avenue in Dallas. Takeouts will begin at 4:30 p.m. The dinner includes spaghetti with marinara * sauce, homemade meatballs, sal- ad, Italian bread, beverage and choice of dessert. Dinners are $7 for adults and $3.50 for children ages 6-12. There is no charge for children under 6 years old. There are a limited number of dinners. For reservations or more informa- tion, call 675-2696. Dymond Hollow UMC plans roast beef dinner The Dymond Hollow United Metho- dist Church will hold its annual roast beef dinner buffet and bake sale from 4:30-7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22 at the church in Center Moreland. Takeouts will be avail- able from 4-4:30 p.m. The dinners will include roast beef, mashed potatoes, squash, green beans, coleslaw, applesauce, rolls, pies and beverages. Tickets are $7.50 for adults and $3.50 for children ages 5-12. For more information, call 388-6566 or 333-4332. The church also invites members of the community to enjoy a night of music at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29 at the church. Music will be provided by the group Dave and Larry. Chicken dinner set for Trinity Presbyterian Trinity Presbyterian Church will hold a chicken and biscuit dinner from 5-7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22 at the church, 105 Irem Road in Dal- las. Takeouts will be available from 4:30-5 p.m. The cost is $7 for adults and $4 for children 5-12. The event is sponsored by the mission and membership commit- tees. For more information, call 675-3131. DALLAS METHODIST PLAN RUMMAGE SALE The Dallas United Methodist Church will hold its an- nual fall rummage sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28 and 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 29. There will be baked goods, clothing, and many new and used items. Saturday is bag day. There will also be breakfast and lunch available, as well as homemade soup and pies. Members of the rummage sale committee, from left, first row are May Chamberlain, Sharron Lewis, Kate Dickson, Pug Berti and Doris Brobst. Second row: Don Dickson, Mary Lucas, Judy Donlin, Shirley Mahle, Beverly Brough- er, Fran Williams, the Rev. Thurston Shumway and Gayle Elston. Third row: John Brougher, Mary Reese, Ned Po- dehl, Lena Baur, Herb Woodeshick, Evelyn Weaver, Jane Kaminski and Peggy Tomkinson. SENIOR MENUS The Senior Citizens Center, spon- sored by the Area Agency on Aging for Luzerne and Wyoming Counties, offers hot meals at noon Monday through Friday to people age 60 and older. Dona- fons from participants are ac- Jone and needed in order to * txpand the program. # for more information about the heal program, call 822-158. The following is the menu for the baked potato, sour cream, baked MOSCOW BALLET Approximately 20 Back Mountain youngsters will take part in a Tickets are available by calling the box office at 826-100. The Kristen Justice, Jessica Hiscox, Alyssa Buccker, Sarah Tomayka, week of Oct. 17: Monday: Beef Stroganoff over noodles, mixed vegetables, whole wheat bread, applesauce, milk and coffee. Tuesday: Spaghetti with Italian sausage, parmesan cheese, tossed salad, Italian bread, chill- ed pears, milk and coffee. beans, sandwich roll, rice pud- ding, milk and coffee. Thursday: Ham and cheese om- elet, hash brown potatoes, spin- ach, bran muffin, orange, milk and coffee. Friday: Yankee pot roast, oven roast potatoes, carrots, whole wheat bread, birthday cake, milk and coffee. once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to dance in the Moscow Ballet's “Great Russian Nutcracker” production during its 80-city United States tour in November and December 2005. Local per- formances will be held at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Dec. 17 at the Kirby Center for the Performing Arts in Jessica Szczechowicz, Krista Zimmerman and Aubriella Smith, Dallas; Nicole Slavoski, Katerina Wesikerger, Lee Riccetti and Anna James, Shavertown; Kate- lyn Reinert, Trucksville; and Gabriella Romero, Carly Heck, Spencer Corby, Sonali Varhade and Cynthia Sherry, Tunkhan- nock. local dancers were chose during a recent performance at the Kirby Center. The Back Mountain residents will join approximately 40 other young dancers from the Wyoming Valley during the per- formances of the “Great Russian Nutcracker.” Back Mountain dancers chosen Wednesday: Barbecue ribbette, 4 of r FOOD ing costs will heighten the de- || [& mand for food this winter. ¢ontinued from Page 1 ie foing to homes with children. They are most appreciative of that.” Approximately 55 percent of the people who benefit from the pantry come from young families ~ vith children, the unemployed, Spiced. victims of abuse, or ple just living on the minimal ‘economic edges of society, said Hazeltine. Families using the food bank ae eligible for ohe order every two months or six orders a year. The pantry is rigorously regulat- a by the Commission on Eco- romic Opportunity in Wilkes- Barre, which provides federally- aquired food. “We are required to take careful fnancial histories of the families ve serve,” said Hazeltine. | Lately much of the federally ac- cuired food has been diverted to New Orleans and Texas, making tae need for local donations even nore urgent. + Wally Gosart, who likes the offee, donuts and volunteer amaraderie, has been with the ‘%ufood bank from its start in 1977. It "s’rved 10 families then and was located in the former Kingston Township municipal building on “Carverton Road. There were rooms downstairs. “A bomb shelter,” says Gosart, ard “we struggled to get the food w and down those stairs.” The food pantry now serves 158 families. — “These are good people that ned food, some I have known, seme are elderly, and the chance far free food helps,” says Gosart. The feeling among the volun- teers is that an increase in heat- ay. Free Hayrides to ~ Pick Pumpkins |CORN MAZE |Gourd Slingshot : Make Your Qwn SCareCrow (Bring your own clothes!) L | Pumpkin Decorating 1 So ema Che ea ——"— aii iis im ea Wooded Walking Trail Baked Goods ) ga & Sun Noon until Dusk www. WhistlePigPumpkin.com 309N to 29S toward Noxen. Follow orange signs. 298-0962 ing for medicine and heating oil, many families are using some public assistance. If not, they are referred to other assistance pro- grams by the food bank. 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