Rosary Society

Our Lady Queen of Peace church's Altar Rosary Society will meet at 1 p.m. Thursday in Rooms 114 A and B at the church in Gilbert.Fill the TruckThe annual Fill-the-Truck event for the Garden of Giving is scheduled for Saturday at Brodheadsville Tractor Supply Company.The first planting event of the season will be onions at The Garden in McMichaels, and is scheduled for April 12 and 13.For more information call 570-402-1282 or email

GardenOfGiving@gmail.com.Lenten servicesEffort UMC will host its Lenten service this evening with soup and salad at 5:15, a study time using Adam Hamilton's Final Words from the Cross, from 5:45 to 6:45, and a Lenten worship service in the sanctuary from 7 to 7:30.St. John's Lutheran Church, Effort, will host a multichurch Lenten service with Pastor Robert Mitchell preaching. It is preceded by a soup & bread time at 6:30 p.m.; the worship begins at 7:30 p.m.Zion Lutheran, Brodheadsville, continues it Lenten service tonight with a 6:15 Lenten Bible study and a Lenten Healing service at 7:30.PVMS group meetsThe Pleasant Valley Middle School Principal's Advisory Committee/PTO will meet at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Middle School in Brodheadsville.PV Band ParentsThe Pleasant Valley Band Parents will meet at 7 p.m., Thursday at the high school.PV Board meetsThe Pleasant Valley School District Board of Education will meet at 8 p.m. Thursday in the district office.Food Resource CenterThe Supplemental Food Resource Center at Effort United Methodist Church is a ministry of outreach serving the communities of Effort, Gilbert, Kunkletown, Kresgeville, Brodheadsville, Saylorsburg, Sciota and Albrightsville to help feed families going through emergency or other short-term situations who are not eligible for local, county or state programs. Receiving aid is limited to a 12-week duration per family.A valid driver's license or state ID, with address proving residency in the West End, is required.Hours of distribution for April are from 10 a.m. to noon this Saturday, when Easter baskets will be distributed, and the same hours, Saturday, April 26.Prayer Shawl MinistryThe Prayer Shawl Ministry at Our Lady Queen of Peace will meet from 10 a.m. to noon, Saturday in the Teen Room. All are welcome.Mass scheduleOur Lady Queen of Peace Church has a changed Mass schedule for Palm Sunday. Mass will be celebrated at 5 p.m. Saturday and at 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. (note time change) and noon on Sunday. The Spanish Mass is set for 1:30 p.m.Palm Sunday servicesMcMichaels UMC will hold a Palm Sunday service, including the distribution of Palms, at 9:30 a.m. The church Easter egg hunt will follow.Zion Lutheran, Brodheadsville, will celebrate Passion Sunday, April 13, with services at 8 and 10:30 a.m.Penance ServiceThe confession schedule for cluster parishes includes the Lenten Penance Service being held at Our Lady Queen of Peace at 7 p.m. Sunday.Meet & GreetCamp Papillon will hold a Meet & Greet/Adoption Day from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sunday at Tractor Supply, Route 209, Brodheadsville. The public is invited to come and meet the animals available for adoption.It is suggested one fill out an online application and get pre-approved in advance. Email

adopt@camppapillon.org. Foster homes are also needed. Camp Papillion provides vet care, food, crates and whatever one might need.The group can be reached via email at

volunteer@camppapillon.org or visit

www.camppapillon.org or phone 570-420-0450.Clothing driveTroop 98 is holding its used clothing drive from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday. Donations will be accepted at the end of Jena Drive, next to the entrance of Brodheadsville Self Storage.In addition wearable and usable men's, women's and children's clothing, the troop is collecting shoes, belts, and handbags as well as linens, stuffed animals, and hard toys, including bikes.For more information, call Claus Herrmann at 570-350-0653.Community supperOur Lady Queen of Peace community supper will be held from 3 to 4 p.m., Sunday. The next community lunch takes place at 12:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 16.UMW meetsThe UMW of Effort United Methodist Church will meet at the church 7 p.m., Monday, April 14. The program will be: History of Medicinal Lavender.Devotions will be led by Rosalie Juris. Hostesses will be Rosalie and Dee Juris.All Sports ClubThe Pleasant Valley All Sports Club will meet at 7:30 p.m., Monday, April 14, in the high school library.Diversity Task ForcePleasant Valley's Diversity Task Force will meet at 9:30 a.m., Tuesday, April 15, at the district office.Egg-tastic programThe Chestnuthill Seniors, meeting at Zion Lutheran Church, will have a special program at 11:15 p.m., Wednesday, April 16 dubbed Egg-tastic.The group meets every Wednesday and Friday, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The site manager is Dolores Casalaspro. She can be reached at 570-992-2916. For meal reservations one should call a day ahead of time.Lions speakerThe Western Pocono Lions Club will meet Wednesday, April 16, for its monthly dinner meeting at The Old Mill Pizza on Route 209 in Sciota. Guest speaker will be Don Sachs, development director for the Boy Scouts, Minsi Trail Council.The club gathers at 6:30 p.m. The meeting begins at 7 p.m.For more information about the club call 610-381-3759.ChestnuthillsupervisorsThe board of Supervisors for Chestnuthill Township will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 15 at the township building on Route 715.Chestnuthill PlanningThe Chestnuthill Township Planning Commission will meet at 7 p.m., Wednesday, April 16, at the township municipal center.Director resignsEloise Laubach, who has been the director of services at the Pleasant Valley Ecumenical Network for over 25 years, has resigned from her position as of April 30. A celebration of Mrs. Laubach and her service to the community will be held in the near future.