Sunday, March 19, 2006 CHURCH THE POST PAGE9 ® (CHURCH PLANS ANNUAL SPAGHETTI DINNER oly Family Parish of Luzerne will hold its fifth annual spa- ghetti dinner from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, March 19 at the parish hall, 574 Bennett Street. Takeouts will be available. Tickets are $7 for adults and $3 for children under age 10. Tickets may be purchased at the door or by calling 287-6600. A large percentage of the church's members are residents of the Back Mountain. Members of the dinner committee, from left, first row are Mary Watkins, Mary Ann Gugliotti, Dolores Turkovich, Sue Monico, Andrea Petrasek, Joe Palmentere and Florence Kelly. Second row: Jack Ziegler, Nadian Swartz, Mary Oncay, Ray Oncay, John Monico, the Very Rev. David Capello- ni, John Kelly and Scott Stiles. @... SCIENCE Continued from Page 1 The Dallas Middle School team has been preparing for the competition since September, according to its coaches. The team practices twice a week af- ter school with coaches Flynn and Christie Potera, as well as several other faculty members who help out. © “My older sister was in it and it sounded like fun so I joined,” said Mary Ketchner, 15, a four- year member of the team. Members of the Dallas Middle School team are Andrea Carr, Chris Clemson, Nicole Clem- son, Esopi, Elise Fields, Hilary FOR THE POST/CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK Lehman students Matt Paremba and Wes Kinter check their robot before the competition. Hoover, Brad Johnson, Ketchn- er, Amy Polachek, Katelyn Rein- ert, Ashley Zerfoss, Paul Van- Loon, Brandon Harding, Kevin Hunter, Janara Koehler, Dana Manganello, Tim Reinert and Brad Sherman. “Science is my favorite sub- ject,” said Ketchner who took home four medals at the compe- tition. “I am good at it and I find it very interesting, so Science Olympiad is perfect for me.” Esopi, an eighth-grader, said she decided to give Science Olympiad a try two years ago be- cause some of her friends were involved in it and it sounded like fun. “A couple competitions will be new at the state level so we sort of have to re-invent the wheel,” Flynn said. PASTOR Continued from Page 1 tion. He majored in biblical stud- ies at Johnson College in Johnson City, N.Y. and earned a master of divinity from Moravian Theolog- ical Seminary. Griffith spent the last seven years as the pastor of Wysox Pres- byterian Church in Bradford Co. And now, he’s back in the Back Mountain. “This homecoming has been a wonderful experience,” said Grif- @: who has been married to his wife Linda for 39 years. Linda is also a Dallas graduate and the couple has two sons. Roger Jr. lives in Massachusetts and Scott resides in Montrose. “I heard about (the opening at Trinity Presbyterian) through word of mouth. I felt God was calling me to Trinity and Linda and I back to the birth of our roots.” Griffith is certainly no stranger to the area. For more than a dec- ade, he was a bassist and vocalist for the popular rock band “The Starfires.” The group was espe- cially well-known for its summer concerts at Hanson’s Amuse- ment Park in Harveys Lake. Members of the group went their separate ways in the 1970s, but the group reunited three years ago and occasionally play at local functions. “For me, music is a great re- lease,” he said. “The ministry is very demanding. Having the group back together is great. We're all men of faith and we share our stories of faith with the audience.” Griffith hopes to use his love of music to bond with the Back Mountain’s youth. “It’s a wonderful way to be able to connect with young people,” he said. “I want them to see that a Presbyterian minister is a real person who can be a lot of fun. I also want people to see me as ap- proachable.” The pastor is also hoping to use music in his ministry to at- tract new members, especially young families. “I hope my involvement in the Starfires is a way to reach out to these people,” said Griffith. “One of our goals is to get more young families and youth in the church. Reaching out to the community is a priority for us. We want to get people back to the church and de- velop a relationship with God.” r FREE ESTIMATE. | Mgeiag tilling LL. LL LT Tr rr 1 t Wat BASEMENT? NORTHEAST PA 1 The B-DRY" SYSTEM has been proven to be SO UNIQUE & 8 #1 eliminating basement water leakage, that it was H awarded 2 1986 United States Government Patent! | FPR —— CHURCH BRIEFS St. Paul's hosting dinner St. Paul’s Lutheran Church will hold a roast beef dinner from 4-6:30 p.m. Saturday March 25 at the church on Route 118 in Dallas Town- ship. Takeouts will be available at 3:30 p.m. The cost is $7.50 for adults and $3.50 for children. Reser- vations are encouraged and may be made by calling 675- 3859. A limited number of tick- ets will be available at the door. The church is hand- icapped accessible. Soup, haluski sale March 24 St. Frances Cabrini Church will hold a Lenten soup and haluski sale from 2-6 p.m. Friday March 24 at the church, 585 Mount Olivet Road, Wyoming. Homemade Manhattan clam chowder will be avail- able for $7 per quart and homemade haluski will be available for $5 per quart. The deadline for orders is Thursday, March 23. ir a To place orders, call 675- 1860 or 333-4193. Services planned during Lent season The Center Moreland, Dymond Hollow, Lake Wino- la, Falls, and Evans Falls United Methodist Churches will join for mid-week ser- vices during Lent. The theme for this year’s services will be “The Power of His Last Words.” An offering will be taken at each service and proceeds will benefit the Wyoming Conference Scholarship Fund. The following schedule will be observed during Lent: Wednesday, March 22 at Evans Falls United Methodist Church, 7:30 p.m.; March 29 at Dymond Hollow United Methodist Church, 7:30 p.m.; April 5 at Center Moreland United Methodist Church, 7:30 p.m. For information, call the Rev. Mary Jean Simonin at 333-4354 or the Rev. 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The Bible-based club is open to boys and girls ages 4 through sixth grade. The club consists of Bible teach- ing, fun, fellowship, games and special events. For more information, call the church office at 675-3723. COMPUTERS Continued from Page 1 childhood hero, favorite elementary subject, and favorite elementary teacher, just to name a few. Students from both classes meet once a month, often using the mobile computer lab as the main component for motivational instruction. Hallow- ich and Sorber put a lot of time and effort planning the lessons and have said they find the results very reward- ing. “I think this program is beneficial for both the sixth grade and kinder- garten,” said Sorber. “The sixth grade treat their Kinder-Buddies like a little brother or sister and enjoy spending any time with them.” In return, the sixth grade students have enjoyed teaching the kindergar- ten students to navigate the Internet with the mobile lab, and the kinder- garten students look forward to their meeting each month with their sixth grade buddy. “The Kindergarteners are always anxious to spend time with and learn from their buddy,” said Hallowich, who added that future projects in- clude research on the rainforest for the science fair, and a literature Web- Quest. “It has helped them to feel more confident in school. They aren’t afraid to approach an older student. It makes our school have more of a fam- ily feel.” 11 ge Over 20 Meatless Menu Items! 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