Community Columns

Board meeting

The Pleasant Valley School District Board of Education is scheduled to meet at 8 p.m., Thursday, June 13, in the district office in Brodheadsville.

Movie night

Effort UMC's Youth Group, Pocono Pandas, will have movie night on Friday, June 14, beginning at 7 p.m.

PV commencement

The Pleasant Valley High School commencement will be held at 7 p.m., Friday, June 14. It is the last day of school for the year.

Tennis event

Class 1965

Members of the Jim Thorpe High School 1965 class will meet on Thursday, June 13, at the Blue Ridge Country Club. The social hour will begin at noon. Members of the class interested in attending should contact George Kunkel, (570) 778-6678, by today, Monday, June 10.

Bible study

The Women's Bible Study group will be meeting on June 12 and June 16, at St. John's Lutheran Church, South Avenue at 6:30 p.m. The group is studying the Book of Acts and is lead by Joan DeAcetis.

Bible school

Vacation Bible School

St. Matthew's UCC's Vacation Bible School will be July 15-19 from 9-11:30 a.m. This year's program is "Athens: Paul's Dangerous Journey to Share the Truth." Call (610) 381-2442 to register.

Cookbook

St. Matthew's UCC wants recipes for a new cookbook. Mail them to Rose Arace, 102 Church Road, Kunkletown, PA 18058 or email them to stmatts@ptd.net before the end of June.

Youth Sunday

St. Matthew's UCC's youth group will be conducting the 9 a.m. worship service on Sunday, June 9.

Artists needed

Trinity happenings

Trinity Lutheran Church, 175 S. Third St., will hold Sunday worship for the third Sunday after Pentecost at 9 a.m. Lay Eucharistic ministers will be commissioned. Music from the Trinity Praise Band will be featured with guest vocalist Becky McFadden. Interim pastor, the Rev. Donald Hayn, will preside. The church is air-conditioned. Coffeehouse fellowship follows.