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Mr. and Mrs. John J. Grigas celebrate 50th wedding anniversary

BERWICK: St. Joseph&#8217;s Church Italian Festival, noon- 4 p.m., Aug. 4 - 6, 723 Monroe St., church grounds. Porkette, fireballs, meatballs, sausage, halushki, chicken parm, eggplant parm, potato pancakes, chicken fingers, French fries, Hamburgs, hot dogs, funnel fries, deep fried pierogi, deep fried ravioli, pizza, wedding soup, baked goods, ice cream and fried dough (Friday and Saturday only). Adult beverage pavilion, pasta dinner, Sunday, raffles, games. Entertainment: Shoreliners, Friday; The Legends, Saturday; Polka Punch, Sunday.DALLAS: A Kansas City pulled pork dinner, featuring Chef John Hudak, will be held 4:30 - 6 p.m., Aug. 12, at Prince of Peace Episcopal Church, 420 Main St. The menu will consist of pulled pork with house-made barbecue sauce, &#8220;KC&#8221; cheesy corn, coleslaw, potato salad, dinner rolls/butter and dessert. $10; children 10 and younger, $6. Take outs available 4 to 4:30 p.m., eat-in 4:30 - 6 p.m. Reserve tickets online at www.princeofpeacedallaspa.org, or call the church office, 570-675-1723.HANOVER TWP.: Exaltation of the Holy Cross Church, 420 Main Road, Buttonwood, is holding a Soup for the Souls Craft Festival 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Sept. 2. Vendors wishing to participate can call Sabine, 570-313-6060.LARKSVILLE: St. John the Baptist Church, 126, Nesbitt St., Larksville, invites everyone to their annual parish family picnic Aug. 11, 12 and 13. Theme basket stand, gigantic flea market (new items daily), bingo, games and prizes for all. Over 40,000 pierogies, home-made haluski, potato pancakes, piggies, clam-chowder and assorted Polish, Slovak and American food. Daily live entertainment 6 - 11 p.m., Friday, John Stevens Double Shot; 5 - 11 p.m., Saturday, George Tarasek, and 3 - 1- p.m., Sunday, Tommy and &#8216;The Original Tones.&#8217;MOUNTAIN TOP: St. Jude Parish Picnic 4 to 11 p.m., Aug. 11 and 12; noon to 9 p.m., Aug. 13, on the parish grounds, 420 S. Mountain Boulevard. Great food, desserts in the Sweet House and an open pit barabecue noon, Sunday. Friday entertainment is Peaceful Chaos from Above; Saturday, Sister Esther will entertain. The Grand Prize raffle is $10,000. New parking area open and shuttle service to and from Crestwood High School.NANTICOKE: Announcing Monday Night Worship at St. Faustina Parish, 520 S. Hanover St., 7 p.m., Aug. 7. Come join us for a holy-hour of praise and worship with the word music. Check Facebook for Monday night worship events. Contact Paul Walters 570-332-2963 for more information.PITTSTON: St. Michael&#8217;s Byzantine Catholic Church, 205 N. Main St., is having their 21st Annual Flea Market &amp; Ziti Dinner, Aug. 5 and 6. Flea market hours are 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., Saturday; and 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Sunday. The ziti dinner is noon-4 p.m., Saturday; and 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Sunday. Take outs available. Dinner is $10; children, $6. Includes a bake sale, ethnic foods, lunch items and refreshments. To donate flea market items, call Mike, 570-704-6520; or Linda, 570-905-7387. All are welcome!PITTSTON: The United Methodist Women of The United Methodist Church, Pittston, is sponsoring a bus trip to Sight and Sounds Theater, Lancaster, for the 3 p.m. show of &#8220;The Miracle of Christmas,&#8221; Nov. 8. The bus will be at the Pittston Plaza at 8:15 a.m. and leave promptly at 8:30 a.m. Cost of $115 per person includes bus seat, show ticket and lunch at the famous Shady Maple Smorgasbord. Payment in full or $60 deposit due by Aug. 27, final payment of $55 due Oct. 15. For reservations or information call Lorraine, 570-654-3755; or Charlotte, 570-655-2189.WILKES-BARRE: The Central Methodist UMC, 65 Academy St., is holding a flea market 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Aug. 19, with something for everyone. A lunch menu and bake sale will be available.WILKES-BARRE: Firwood United Methodist Church, Old River Road, Wilkes-Barre, will hold its Vacation Bible School 5:30 - 7:30 p.m., Aug. 14 to 18. This is open to all children from first- to sixth-grades. Dinner will be provided at 5 p.m.WILKES-BARRE: A flea market/rummage sale will be conducted 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Aug. 18; and 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Aug. 19, at Holy Cross PNC Church, 23 Sheridan St. Food items and baked goods will be sold. Vending spaces are available for $20. Call 570-574-0412 for information, donations and to reserve a space.WILKES-BARRE: Bazaar at St. Mary&#8217;s Antiochian Catholic Church, social hall, 695 N. Main St., indoor/outdoor bazaar, 5 - 10 p.m., Aug. 4, 5 and 6. Games, prizes ethnic foods, baked goods, raffles, silent auction. Giant indoor flea market, live entertainment. The Sperazza Band, Friday 6-9 p.m.; Iron Cowboy, Saturday, 6 -10 p.m.; Chris London and Company, Sunday, 6-9 p.m.WYOMING: The First Baptist Church of Wyoming will be holding its annual Vacation Bible School 6:30 p.m., Aug. 8 through Aug. 11, at 52 E. 8th St. Registration begins at 6:15 each evening. Ages are 5-16 years. This years theme is &#8216;Standing Strong.&#8217; There is no cost for the school but a penny offering will be received. There will be games, stories, snacks and prizes. For more info and for a ride call 570-899-5986 or 570-693-1754.

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