Tax office

Tamaqua Tax Collector Pam McCullion has new hours for her office at 6 S. Lehigh St.From March through October, the office will be open from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. Mondays; from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays; and from 9 a.m. until noon the last Saturday of each month.There are no Friday hours.For more information or directions, call 570-668-6220.Soup socialMonthly soup socials are being held at Trinity United Church of Christ, 22 Lafayette St. The next outreach social will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. April 5. The event is part of Trinity's monthly "Feeding the Hungry" program.The public is welcome to attend and share in the free soup, friendship and God's love. Those attending are reminded to use the lower parking lot entrance into Founder's Hall.Zion's Stone ChurchThe Rev. Michael Frost will officiate at the 9 a.m. worship service this Sunday in Zion's Stone Church in West Penn Township. Sunday school classes are held at 10 a.m.A Bible study session is held from 10:30 a.m. to noon every Thursday.St. John LutheranThe Rev. Phyllis Wolford will officiate at the 9:15 a.m. worship service Sunday in St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church. Sunday school, Confirmation and First Holy Communion classes will meet at 10:30 a.m.Also on Sunday, the bell choir will rehearse at 11:45 a.m., followed by telethon choir rehearsal.Next week's activities include: Wednesday, midweek Lenten services, noon, at First United Methodist Church, 7 p.m. at St. John Lutheran, followed by chancel choir rehearsal; Thursday, shepherd choir rehearses at 6:30 p.m.The telethon choir is scheduled to perform at 1:45 p.m. on April 6, during the American Cancer Society Telethon.Calvary EvangelicalThe Rev. Ed Bean will officiate at the 10:25 a.m. worship service Sunday in Calvary Evangelical Methodist Church in the Lewistown Valley. The service will include the celebration of Baptism. Sunday school classes will meet at 9:15 a.m.Also on Sunday, a Bible study session, led by Andrew Gerber, will be held at 6:30 p.m.A midweek Lenten service will be held at West Penn Immanuel Church on April 2. The evening will begin with a singspiration at 7:15 p.m., followed by the service at 7:30 p.m.