St. John's

St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, 826 Mahoning Drive West, Lehighton, will hold the following events.• Ice cream festival, 3-8 p.m. Saturday. Food, entertainment and more.• Food pantry: August food pantry item will be macaroni and cheese and September will be tuna. Please help out the food pantry with these items.• Worship service:9 a.m. Sunday, outdoor service under the pavilion.• Special worship service: God's Hope - Facing Addiction - 7 p.m. Tuesday. Everyone who cares is asked to come. Even if addiction has not touched you directly, your prayers and presence can give strength to your neighbors and show we are ready to stand together with God to help and guide us. We will pray for families, for those fighting the problem and saving lives, and for the love and life of Jesus Christ to prevail, protect and restore us.• Worship and music committee meeting:7 p.m. Aug. 3.• Fall bazaar book sale and specialty rummage sale: Just a reminder that we are collecting for the fall bazaar book sale and specialty rummage sale. If you have donations of books or holiday/fall/winter items, please bring them in and place them on the stage in the fellowship hall. We appreciate your donations. Any questions, please call Cheryl Kistler at 610-377-4662.Sunday school rally day:Sept. 11. Regular Sunday school classes will resume onSept. 18.Bethany EC ChurchBethany EC Church, 222 North St. holds Sunday worship with the Rev. Jeff Stansbury, pastor.Sunday school is at 9:30 a.m. with classes for all ages, including adult Bible study class, morning worship at 10:45 a.m., preschool nursery available and Jr. Church provided for children in kindergarten through sixth grade.Tuesday: Ladies Bible study, 10 a.m.Thursday: Men's Bible study, 5:15 a.m.Friday: True Women Bible Study and Play Group, 9 a.m.Looking ahead:• 2 p.m. July 30: Free Christian music in the Lehighton upper park amphitheater presented by the Netnik Brothers. A group of young musicians provides music enjoyable to all ages.• Aug. 2. B.J. Whitaker, a missionary who served in Spain, will speak at 7 p.m. Community welcome.Lehighton Bethany EC is online at

wwwbethanyec.weebly.com. Email:

Bethany@ptd.net. Church office: 610-377-0724 or follow Bethany on Facebook.Trinity happeningsSunday worship at Trinity Lutheran Church, 175 S. Third St., Lehighton begins at 9:30 a.m. Vicar Lauren Heywood preaches the sermon. The Rev. Nancy Moore is the presiding minister. The church is air-conditioned. Coffeehouse fellowship follows.For those interested in church membership, baptism or wedding, appointments with the pastor are available by contacting the church office at 610-377-4303 with your request.Pastor Moore has office hours on Tuesdays and Fridays. Vicar Lauren welcomes input about redeveloping a youth group. Vicar's office hours are on Wednesdays and Thursdays.Contact the Times News at 800-443-0377 or

tneditor@tnonline.com.