Faith Alive Church

Faith Alive Church 678 Pine St., Palmerton (Bowmanstown), holds two services each Sunday with Pastor Rob Timlin. At 8:30 a.m. is the contemporary service followed by Sunday school for all ages at 9:45 a.m. and then traditional service at 11 a.m. You can worship in person or in the parking lot by tuning the radio station to 104.3 FM or Facebook Live.

Every Wednesday at 7 p.m. is prayer and praise.

Events for August:

Aug. 28, is Sunday school series for Contemporary Adult Class called “Your Move” with Leader Sam Heiney.

Missions for August:

ABC Food Pantry, started by Faith Alive in April 2019. The desire is to help our church families and others in our community. Donated foods or paper products can be dropped off in the lobby by the office or monetary gifts can be put in the mission envelopes and placed in the weekly offering.

Micah’s Backpack Program is starting to collect food items for the 2022-23 school year. This program helps the needy students of the Palmerton Area School District. A list of food items needed are found on the church website.

For more information about Faith Alive, please look at the website or call the church office at 610-852-2805.

JUCC

Jerusalem United Church of Christ, 545 Church Drive, Trachsville, holds Sunday worship service in the picnic grove at 9 a.m. You can also remain in your vehicle in the parking lot and listen to the service on radio station 95.5 or watch live on Facebook. The service is also posted on the website after the service has concluded.

The church’s next event will be their “Happy Bowl” stand at the Palmerton Community Festival, Sept. 9, 10 and 11. This includes chicken barbecue and homemade filling and gravy.

Holy Trinity Lutheran

Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 502 Lafayette Ave., Palmerton, will hold worship on Sunday at 10:15 a.m. If you plan to attend, call the church office at 610-826-2525. It you are unable to attend in person, you may join on Zoom. Communion will be served. Please remember to bring food items for the CACPAC food pantry.

The community festival is Sept. 9, 10 and 11. This year Holy Trinity will be selling molasses tongue cookies, mini cheesecakes and mint tea. There are sign-up sheets in the narthex for baking and working in the stand.

Basket raffle

The annual Palmerton Area Library basket raffle will run until Sept. 10. Drawing will be Sept. 12. The raffle will include a variety of baskets contributed by the library board.

Food pantry

The CACPAC sponsored Palmerton Food Pantry will be held at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 2915 Fireline Road in Palmerton on Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Persian donut sale

Jerusalem Evangelical Lutheran Church, 500 Church Drive, Trachsville, (located off Route 209 behind the Towamensing Fire Co.) is holding a Persian donut sale and all orders are due by Sept. 11. Pick up donuts at the church on Sept. 22 from 9-11 a.m. To order call 610-681-5200 (church office), 610-681-5020 or 610-681-5403.

Fall basket social

Jerusalem Evangelical Lutheran Church, Trachsville, will also be holding a basket social on Oct. 1 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. They will have theme baskets, raffle, and bake sale. $25 will be hidden in three baskets.

Food items will be available for purchase including barbecue, homemade soups, filling, etc.

Yard sale

St. John’s UCC, 891 Columbia Ave., Palmerton, will hold a yard sale (rain or shine) this Saturday. Doors are open from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Refreshments will be available including hot dogs on the roller grill, filling, haluski, chicken barbecue, homemade desserts, and drinks. Something for everyone.

Palmerton borough

A new stop sign has been designated at the intersection of Third Street and Lafayette Avenue. Please be alert to the fact that vehicles traveling north from Delaware Avenue no longer have the right of way to proceed through the intersection at Lafayette Avenue without stopping.

Contact Lenora Robertson at 610-349-2436, lj123@ptd.net or 664 Delaware Ave., Palmerton, PA, 18071. Contact the Times News at 800-443-0377 or tneditor@tnonline.com.