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BACK MOUNTAIN: The Back Mountain Food Pantry is accepting non-perishable food donations for Easter food baskets. Contact the pantry at 570-696-2917 for more information or to arrange a convenient time for drop offs. Monetary donations may be sent to: The Back Mountain Food Pantry, c/o Trucksville United Methodist Church, 40 Knob Hill Road, Trucksville, PA 18708. Food may also be dropped off at Hilbert&#8217;s Tractor Store, in Dallas; Cook&#8217;s Pharmacy, Shavertown; and St. Paul&#8217;s Lutheran Church, Dallas; during regular business hours.KINGSTON: The Church Women United Easter basket collection will be 10 a.m. to noon, April 3 and 5, at Dorrancetown UMC, 549 Wyoming Ave. Please mark diabetic baskets and do not include nuts and hard boiled eggs in any baskets. If delivering baskets to nursing homes or shut-ins directly, call Betty Swithers, 570-735-3010, with number of baskets and locations.KINGSTON: Lenten community evening services will be held 5:30 p.m. Wednesdays at a different church with a different paster: March 15: Westmoor Church of Christ, 7 S. Goodwin Ave., with Rev. Joseph Stokas. March 22: Holy Trinity Lutheran Church: 813 Wyoming Ave., with Rev. Paul Metzloff. March 29: First Welsh Presbyterian, 398 Main St., Edwardsville, with Rev. James Shanley. April 5: Dr. Edwards Memorial Congregational Church, 668 Main St., Edwardsville, with Rev. Shawn Walker. A special service will be held noon, April 14, at Church of Christ Uniting with Reverend Dennis Dewey, Biblical Storyteller: &#8216;Hear your favorite stories again for the first time.&#8217; Rev. Dewey is retired from Stone Presbyterian Church, Clinton, New York. At each service, a monetary collection will be taken to support Ruth&#8217;s Place.LEHMAN: Clothes Closet, River of Life Fellowship Ministries, 22 Outlet Road, will re-open the second and fourth Saturdays of each month beginning in April.MOUNTAIN TOP: Making A Difference Ministries and St. Paul&#8217;s Lutheran Church will host a Christian Mini Concert Series 2017, 6-7:30 p.m.: March 26, Route 309, Step By Step Praise Band, from Shavertown; May 21, Eddy Mann, national recording artist, from Philadelphia; July 23, David Griffin, singer/songwriter, from Jim Thorpe; Sept. 24, Paul and Mary Good, christian duo, from Quakertown.NANTICOKE: Zion United Church of Christ, 40 West Main St., will hold their Spring Rummage Sale 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., March 18, and 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., March 19, in the church basement. Various household items, adult and children&#8217;s clothing, shoes, toys, books and much more. Lunch will be available each day 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. For additional information or to donate items for the sale, call Pastor Lohman, 570-262-0290.PITTSTON: Five Byzantine Catholic Churches of Wyoming Valley are joining together for Interparish Vesper Services, held 3 p.m. Sunday afternoons during Lent.Services will be held March 12, St. John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Church, 526 Church St., Wilkes-Barre Township; March 19, St. Nicholas Byzantine Catholic Church, 271 Tripp St, Swoyersville; March 26, St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Church, 695 N. Main St, Wilkes-Barre; April 2, St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Church, 321 Chestnut Ave, Kingston. www.st.michaelsbyzantine.com.PLYMOUTH: Making A Difference Ministries, with Franklin Community Center Hope Christian Cafe,&#8217; to hold Four-Part Christian Concert Series 2017. Franklin Community Center, 6-7:30 p.m., Franklin St.: March 18, Bill Hunt, christian singer/songwriter, from Grantville; May 20, Paul and Mary Good, gospel duo, from Quakertown; July 15, Eddy Man, national recording christian artist, from Philadelphia; Sept. 16, David Griffin, christian singer/songwriter, from Jim Thorpe.PLYMOUTH: The Plymouth Ministerium will be having their first Soup and Scripture service at the First Welsh Baptist Church, 11 a.m., March 16. Rev. Anita J. Ambrose, pastor, will conduct the service. All are welcome.SHAVERTOWN: The Fine Arts Committee at Shavertown UMC is sponsoring a bus trip to Sight &amp; Sound, June 21 for the 11 a.m. presentation of &#8216;Jonah.&#8217; The cost includes the bus, one ticket to the show, a buffet at Shady Maple and a drivers tip. The cost for children 3-10 is $57; 11-12, $65; 13 and older, $98. Tickets are still available. For more information and to order tickets call Gene Kelleher, 570-881-3712; or Shavertown UMC, 570 675-3616.WEST NANTICOKE: Making A Difference Ministries, with Calvary UMC, to hold christian praise and worship service 6:30 p.m. March 19, 39 E. Poplar St., with Stephen Perillo&#8217;s Praise Band (Follower&#8217;s) every third Sunday of the month.WILKES-BARRE: St. Anthony and St. George Maronite Church will hold a dedicated mass 10 a.m., March 19, at St. Anthony&#8217;s Maronite Church, Park Ave. and Dana St., with a special blessing of oil of St. Sharbel in observance of the one year anniversary visit of St. Sharable Relic visit. All are welcome.WILKES-BARRE: St. Stephen&#8217;s Pro-Cathedral, 35 S. Franklin St., is holding Stations of the Cross 5:30 p.m. Friday&#8217;s in Lent. Celtic Spirituality Services is 6-7 p.m. last Saturday each month.There is a free organ Lenten recital at 11:30 a.m., prior to the noon Community Lenten Service. A soup and sandwich lunch is available for $4 <ins>in the auditorium</ins> immediately following the services. This series is sponsored by the Downtown Ministerium of Wilkes-Barre.WYOMING: First Baptist Church, 52 E. Eighth Street, Wyoming, will host The Hinkle Family for a free concert 7 p.m. March 21. The Hinkle Family has traveled 365 days a year since 2001, ministering to our elderly citizens in churches, nursing homes and senior centers. Everyone is invited. Call 570-693-1754 for information or directions.

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