Yard sale
Eeshan Religion and Church of Metta Spirituality & School of Enlightment will have a yard/estate sale from noon to 5 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Mansion on the Hill, 185 Flora Circle, Lehighton.
St. John’s
St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church of Mahoning, 826 Mahoning Drive, West Lehighton, will have a worship service at 10:45 a.m. Sunday in Fellowship Hall.
There will be a council meeting at 6:30 p.m. Monday.
There will be a fundraising meeting at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. No meeting in November or December.
Anyone who would like to send a card to Carolyn Zacharias can send it to: Carolyn Zacharias, The Palmerton, Room 215, 71 Princeton Avenue, Palmerton, Pa., 18071.
Trinity Happenings
Sunday worship at Trinity Lutheran Church, 175 South Third Street, Lehighton, begins at 9:30 a.m. Masks are optional. Rev. Nancy Moore will presides and coffeehouse fellowship follows in Luther Hall.
Livestream audio is available at the church website (tlclehighton.com). Video with audio re-broadcasts available on the Facebook page (www.facebook.com/TrinityLehighton) later on Sunday mornings. Church phone number is 610-377-4303.
Weekly Sunday Church School for students ages 3 though sixth grade begins at 10:45 a.m. Confirmation class for sevent and eighth grade students is at the same time.
The Trinity Thrift Store is open without reservations. Shopping and drop-off hours are Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Thursday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Donation drop-offs are accepted during store hours, limited to five bags or boxes. Sales receipts support the food pantry. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/trinitythriftstore.
The food pantry continues to be open Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. (and third Tuesday from 5:30-7 p.m.) with an outdoor drive-up setting and precautionary measures in place. Residents in need who reside in the Lehighton Area School District are eligible to receive prepackaged supplemental food items. Participants must remain in their vehicle at time of pick up.
To schedule a baptism or seek membership at Trinity, contact the church office to register in-advance for the instruction sessions. Baptismal class will be held on the third Sunday at 1 p.m. Overview for prospective new members is on the fourth Sunday at 1 p.m. with Pastor Moore.
Trinity Lutheran Church was organized Dec. 1, 1872. The cornerstone for the church building was laid June 1, 1873. A series of events are forming to celebrate the milestones. A worship service to mark the anniversary is Dec. 4, at 3 p.m. Northeast Pennsylvania Bishop Christopher deForest will be the preacher. A planning meeting is at 12:15 p.m. Oct. 16 in the conference room.
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