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ASHLEY &#8212; The Holy Name Society of St. Leo&#8217;s/Holy Rosary Church, 33 Manhattan St., Ashley, will offer meatless food sales on Fridays through Lent through March 23. Halusky, pirohy, Manhattan clam chowder, cream of mushroom soup, tuna hoagies and potato pancakes mix will be available from noon to 5 p.m. in the church hall. Order ahead at 570-825-6669.AVOCA &#8212; Queeen of the Apostles Parish will hold its annual Spring Chicken Dinner from noon to 4 p.m. March 18 in the parish hall, 742 Spring St., Avoca. Menu features one-half chicken, mashed potatoes with gravy, vegetable, coleslaw, roll, homemade dessert and beverages. Take-out will be available from 11 a.m. to noon. Event also features themed basket raffles. $12 for adults; $8 for children 12 and younger. For advance tickets, call the parish office at 570-457-3412. Tickets also available at the door.CLARKS SUMMIT &#8212; Country Alliance Church, 14014 Orchard Drive, Clarks Summit, will present the dramatic movie, &#8220;Do You Believe?&#8221; at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 24 a the church. The full-length movie tells the story of 12 people and how their lives intersect around the cross of Jesus Christ. The film is rated PG-13 for thematic elements, an accident scene and some violence. Everyone is welcome and admission is free. Donations will be accepted. Light refreshments will be served.DALLAS &#8212; Prince of Peace Episcopal Church, 420 Main St., Dallas, is offering Chef John Hudak&#8217;s clam chowder every Friday during Lent. The offering of New England and Manhattan clam chowder switches weekly. Orders must be placed with the church by noon on Wednesday of each week. For more information about the soup sale and to place an order visit princeofpeacedallaspa.org or call the church office at 570-675-1723.EDWARDSVILLE &#8212; The Dr. Edwards Memorial Congregational Church, Church and Main streets, Edwardsville, will present a Lenten series titled &#8220;Were you there? Perspectives on the Passion.&#8221; Feb. 28 will be hosted by Church of Christ Uniting; Reverend Dr. Carol Fleming; Church of Christ Uniting is located at 190 South Sprague Avenue, Kingston. March 7 will be hosted by First Welsh Presbyterian; Rev. James Shanley; First Welsh Presbyterian Church is located at 398 Main Street, Edwardsville. <ins>March 14 will be hosted by Westmoor Church of Christ; Rev. Joseph Stokas; Westmoor Church of Christ is located at 57 S. Goodwin Avenue, Kingston. March 21 will be hosted by Dr. Edwards Memorial Congregational Church; Rev. Shawn Walker; Dr. Edwards Memorial Congregational Church is located at 668 Main Street, Edwardsville. At each service, a collection of non-perishable food items and monetary donations will be taken for the Al Beech West Side Food Pantry. </ins>EDWARDSVILLE &#8212; Bethesda Congregational Church, 37 Zerby Ave., Edwardsville has announced its opening and a congregational revival taking place in a 131-year-old church. Worship time is at 10:30 a.m. Church number is 570-288-0091. Pastor Rocky DeMelfi can be reached at 570-708-2080. New members are invited to grow with the church.GLEN LYON &#8212; St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church, 153 E. Main St., Glen Lyon, is holding a vegetable soup, turkey hoagie and Italian hoagie sale from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 15. Hoagies cost $6 each, and a quart of soup costs $6. A bake sale will also be held in the church hall at the same time. To order, call 570-736-6908 by March 11.KINGSTON &#8212; The 12th annual regional Divine Mercy Sunday in the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton area will be celebrated April 8 at St. Ignatius Loyola Parish, 339 North Maple Ave., Kingston. This event was previously held in Laflin. The Rev. Pio Mandat, a Franciscan hermit of the Scranton Diocese, will return this year as principal celebrant and homilist. The Rev. Leo J. McKernan, pastor of St. Ignatius, will be concelebrant, and coordinator is Cathy Mack, 570-654-6063. Devotions begin at 1 p.m. and include the Sacrament of Reconciliation, Holy Rosary and Blessing of the Image of Divine Mercy followed by Mass, exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, the Divine Mercy Chaplet in Song, benediction and blessing with a first-class relic of St. Faustina. This year&#8217;s theme is &#8220;Prayer for Peace and Conversion of the Whole World.&#8221; All are welcome.LARKSVILLE &#8212; St. John the Baptist Church, 126 Nesbitt St., Larksville, is making pierogies every Monday of Lent through March 19. Pierogies cost $8 per dozen and can be picked up on Mondays from 1 to 2:30 p.m. and 4 to 5:30 p.m. Pre-orders are required. To place an order, call Mary Mack at 570-779-3626 between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m.MOUNTAIN TOP &#8212; St. Paul&#8217;s Lutheran Church, 316 S. Mountain Blvd., Mountain Top, will hold a Parent Appreciation Dinner at 6 p.m. Feb. 25. Kids are invited to come at 4 p.m. to prepare dinner. A trip to Sight &amp; Sound Theatres will take place on June 16 to see the musical &#8220;Jesus.&#8221; The trip costs $130 for adults, $73 for children and $50 for children 12 and younger. A $50 deposit is required to secure a seat. For more information, call the church office at 570-474-6616.MOUNTAIN TOP &#8212; St. Martin in the Fields, little stone church at corner of Nuangola and Church roads in Mountain Top, will host a meatloaf dinner from 4 to 6:30 p.m. April 28. The meal costs $10 for ages 12 and older and $5 for ages 5 to 11. Those younger than 5 are admitted free. Welsh cookies will also be available for purchase.MOUNTAIN TOP &#8212; Emmanuel United Church of Christ, 7768 Blue Ridge Trail, Mountain Top will prepare Lenten suppers prior to services on Wednesday evenings during Lent. The light meals will be shared in the Fellowship Hall at 6 p.m. followed by gatherings at 7 p.m. to reflect on Christ&#8217;s sacrifice and the gift of life. A sign up sheet will be available in the narthex for those who would like to volunteer to prepare meals.NANTICOKE &#8212; St. Faustina Parish, 520 S. Hanover St., Nanticoke will hold a Monday Night Worship at 7 p.m. March 5 with Eucharistic adoration, praise, worship and healing. The service should last about two and a half hours.OLD FORGE &#8212; St. Michael&#8217;s Russian Orthodox Church, Church and Winter streets, Old Forge will hold a pirohi sale from 2 to 5 p.m. Feb. 27 at the church hall. Deadline for orders is Feb. 22 and can be placed with Sandra at 570-457-9280 or by calling the church hall at 570-457-2857 and leaving a message. $6.50 per dozen.OLD FORGE &#8212; St. Nicholas of Myra Byzantine Catholic Church, 320 Vine St., Old Forge, will hold their annual Ham Bingo at 1 p.m. March 18. The event will be held in the church hall. Theme baskets, door prizes and various bingo specials will be available The kitchen opens at 11 a.m. A variety of food items and refreshments will be available. The church will sponsor a bake sale during bingo. Admission costs $3.PITTSTON &#8212; The St. Joseph Senior Social Club will celebrate The Setting of St. Joseph&#8217;s Table at 1 p.m. March 15 in St. Joseph Morello Parish Hall, 237 Williams St., Pittston.The luncheon is open to the public. Reservations may be made with Rose Marie at 570-654-0046 until March 8. Attendees are asked to bring staples for the altar, which will be donated to the Pittston City Pantry and operated by members of St. John the Evangelist Parish in Pittston. <ins>The parish will present a teaching and exposition of Sacred Relics at 7 p.m. March 6. Rev. Carlos Martins of the Companions of the Cross will be in attendance to teach about these holy objects. He will bring with him over 150 relics, some as old as 2,000 years. Those in attendance will be able to examine and venerate each relic. Attendees are encouraged to bring articles of devotion (such as rosaries, holy cards, etc) and pictures of ill friends/family members to touch to the relics as a means of intercession. The evening will begin in the Church. People of all ages are encouraged to attend. There is no charge but donations will be accepted. Questions: call Frank Sciabacucchi at 570-954-0092 or St. Joseph Marello Parish at 570-654-6902.</ins>PLAINS TOWNSHIP &#8212; Saints Peter &amp; Paul Church, Hudson Road, Plains Township: The Women&#8217;s Society will sponsor a Lenten Retreat from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 10 in the Parish Center. The retreat master will be Monsegnor Vincent Grimalia. Coffe and danish will be served upon arrival and a light lunch will be provided. Confessions will be heard, followed by Mass at 4 p.m. $25 per person. To register, call Jean Hession at 570-822-9448 or Mary Jo Marek at 570-825-6969. RSVP by March 15.PLYMOUTH &#8212; Good Shepherd Polish National Church, 269 E. Main St., Plymouth, will be making potato cheese pierogi on March 11. Orders can be picked up from 3 to 6 p.m. in the church hall. Pierogi cost $9 per dozen. Call 570-690-5411 to place orders. The church will hold Lenten Fish Fries from 3 to 7 p.m. March 2, 9, 16 and 23 in the church hall. Menu includes fried haddock, french fries, cole slaw and dessert for $10.50. Manhattan clam chowder, halushki with homemade noodles, pierogi, potato pancakes and beverages will also be available. Eat in or take out.SCRANTON &#8212; St. Vladimir Ukrainian Greek Catholic Parish, 428 N. Seventh Ave., Scranton, will sponsor a springtime bus trip to New York city on May 19. There will be two stops in Manhattan: the 911 Memorial Museum at Ground Zero and the 42nd annual St. George Ukrainian Street Festival on the Lower East Side. Adults, $70; seniors 65-plus, $64; youth 7 to 17, $62. Participants can follow the above two-stop itinerary or are free to do their own thing for part or all of the day. For those not visiting the museum, the cost is $44.00. Departure from St. Vladimir Church will be at 8 a.m. and departure from New York City will be at 8:30 p.m. For additional details and to make reservations, contact Dave Pietryka at 570 954-8517 or Paul Ewasko at 570-563-2275. Due to the large number of visitors, museum staff strongly recommends early confirmation of number of tickets to be ordered; therefore we ask that reservations and nonrefundable payment be made preferably before April 1. Check should be made out to St. Vladimir Church.SCRANTON &#8212; The Diocese of Scranton: Every Monday evening during the Lenten season, continuing through Monday of the last full week of Lent, March 19, confessions will be heard in every parish from 5:30 to 7 p.m. so that Catholics can come to or return to this incredible source of God&#8217;s grace, mercy and healing. New resources reflecting the 150th Anniversary of the Diocese are available from the Office of Parish Life and the Diocesan website: www.dioceseofscranton.org. This year, approximately 260 men, women and children in the Diocese of Scranton are preparing to receive the Sacraments of Initiation at the Easter Vigil The Rite of Election and the Call to Continuing Conversion, the ritual at which these persons acknowledge their intention to receive the sacraments at the coming Easter Vigil, will take place at 2:30 p.m. Feb. 18 at the Cathedral of Saint Peter in Scranton. Bishop Joseph C. Bambera will preside. CTV: Catholic Television will broadcast the service.SWOYERSVILLE &#8212; The Catholic Choral Society of Northeast Pa. will hold a Lenten Concert at 3 p.m. March 11 at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, 116 Hughes St., Swoyersville. The pastor is Rev. Joseph J. Pisaneschi, and the deacon is John B. Ziegler. The society will hold a second Lenten concert at 3 p.m. March 18 at the Forest City Historical Museum. The concerts are free and open to the public. The group is marking its 69th season of inspiring prayer and meditation through music. Information: 570-575-1040 or www.catholicchoralsociety.org.WILKES-BARRE &#8212; St. Mary Antiochian Orthodox Church, 905 S. Main St., Wilkes-Barre will host spaghetti dinners from 4 to 6 p.m. each Thursday in the church hall. $8 includes salad, pasta dinner, bread, dessert and beverage. Choice of six pastas and five sauces. Ample parking. 570-823-6692. Spaghetti dinner run through May and possibly into first week of June.WILKES-BARRE &#8212; St. Robert Bellarmine Parish at St. Aloysius Church, 143 W. Division St., Wilkes-Barre, will hold its annual Spaghetti Dinner from noon to 4 p.m. March 4 in Padden Hall (cafeteria). $9 for adults; $4 for children under 10.WILKES-BARRE &#8212; St. Stephen&#8217;s Episcopal Pro-Cathedral, 35 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre will hold Stations of the Cross at 5:30 p.m. on Fridays during lent. Celtic Spirituality Nights will take place at 6 p.m. Feb. 24 and March 24. The Downtown Wilkes-Barre Lenten Series will run each Wednesday through March 28 and will feature an 11:30 a.m. organ recital, noon service and a soup and sandwich lunch after each service. Feb. 28: Organ recital: Peter Stoltzfus Berton, organist and choirmaster, Episcopal Church of St. John the Evangelist, Newport Rhode Island; theme: &#8220;I am the door for the sheep;&#8221; liturgist: Deacon Bill Behm, St. Nicholas Catholic Church, Wilkes-Barre; preacher: The Rev. Diane Sickler, Unity of NEPA, Wilkes-Barre; special music: Jessica Hitchcock, soprano.WILKES-BARRE &#8212; St. Mary&#8217;s Byzantine Church will hold Lenten Food Luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. March 2 at the church social hall, 522 Madison St., Wilkes-Barre. The menu includes pirohi, clam chowder, halushki with homemade noodles, pizza and broccoli and shells. Eat in or take out. Call 570-829-9288 the morning of March 2 to place an order. $7 per dozen for frozen potato pirohi.WILKES-BARRE &#8212; The Iglesia de Dios Multicultural church has announced it will be opening at 111 N. Meade St., Wilkes-Barre. WILKES-BARRE &#8212; The Jewish Community Alliance, 60 S. River St., Wilkes-Barre: The JCA Institute of Learning will host a series of lectures that will take place from 11 a.m. to noon on Wednesdays through March 21: Larry Newman of the Diamond City Partnership (Feb. 28), Susan Yelen and Chris Prater of Morgan Stanley (March 7)<ins>, Wilkes-Barre councilman and historian Tony Brooks (March 14) and Janene M. Holter of the Office of Attorney General Bureau of Special Investigations (March 21) will be the featured lecturers.</ins> A snow date will be reserved for March 28. The Purim Carnival will take place from noon to 3 p.m. Feb. 25. No charge. All are welcome. Carnival games, prizes, moon bounce, music, purim crafts, food for sale, more; costume parade at 2:30 p.m. The JCC Book Club will meet at 12:45 p.m. March 1 to discuss &#8220;The Museum of Extraordinary Things&#8221; by Alice Hoffman. All Day Basketball Playoff and Pizza Party will take place beginning at noon March 4. Players and coaches are free of charge; $10 for parents and friends; $7 for children. RSVP by Feb. 25 with how many coaches, players, parents and friends will be attending. Info: 570-947-6766.WILKES-BARRE TWP. &#8212; St. John Byzantine Catholic Church, 526 Church St., Wilkes-Barre Township, will be taking roll orders for Easter through March 4. The cost per roll is $10 and nut, poppy seed, apricot and prune rolls will be available. A deadline for orders will be up when the church has reached its limit. Pick-up will occur from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 15 and 16 at St. John&#8217;s Hall, East Northampton Street, Wilkes-Barre Township. Call 570-824-1970 to place an order.WYOMING &#8212; Wyoming United Methodist Church, 376 Wyoming Ave., Wyoming, will host a Ham &amp; Cabbage Dinner from 4 to 6:30 p.m. March 10. $10 for adults; $6 for children ages 5 to 12.WYOMING &#8212; The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Wyoming Valley, 20 Church Road, Wyoming, is hosting a monthly discussion group which explores the history behind the concept of race in America. The congregations will be listening to a series of podcasts from Scene on Radio called &#8220;Seeing White&#8221; to help them find new stories and understandings about our history and our current racial and ethnic reality. They meet on the first Thursday of the month, 7 to 9 p.m. It is open to the public. The first meeting will be March 1. For more information, visit www.uucwv.org or contact the church at uucwv91@gmail.com or 570-696-3949.

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