Solemnity of Mary

Our Lady Queen of Peace Church will have several Masses in honor of the Solemnity of Mary, a Holy Day of Obligation.Services will be held at 4 p.m. Thursday and 10:30 a.m. Friday.On Saturday, the church will hold the First Saturday Devotion to the Blessed Mother in the Chapel, after the 8 a.m. Mass until 12:30 p.m.Center closedDue to the New Year holiday, the Chestnuthill Center of the Monroe County Senior Centers meeting at Zion Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall Route 209, Brodheadsville, will be closed on Friday. It will be open Jan. 6.The menu calls for tomato basil fish. Those planning to eat should call site manager Dolores Casalaspro at 570-242-6770 or 570-420-3735 by 11 a.m. the day before.Gospel concertSt. Matthew's UCC in Kunkletown will host a fundraiser Gospel concert at 4 p.m. Saturday with special guests Darryl and Klinton O'Donnell from Nashville and Randy Cramer. The O'Donnells are a father and son duo.For more information about the duo, visit

http://www.theodonnells.com.Epiphany celebrationThe Epiphany (Manifestation) of the Lord will be held Sunday at Effort UMC. The church will be having a traditional Moravian Love Feast, which John Wesley and the Methodists adopted for their services.Pastor Ken will make the sweet rolls for the service. There will be milk for children and coffee for adults.This is an informal service where attendees can share a Scripture, poem of faith or a favorite quote or a praise to the Lord for how He has sustained them in the past year or one's trust in the Lord for the New Year and like Mary, ponder the Lord's presence in life and how one might give witness to his love and grace.Communion servedSalem St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Kresgeville will have Holy Communion at its 8:15 and 10:30 a.m. services Sunday. There will be Sunday school for all ages and confirmation class at 9 a.m.Dog adoption daySafe Haven Pet Rescue will hold a dog adoption day from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, at Ace Hardware, Route 209, Brodheadsville, next to Dunkelberger's.Dogs will available to meet and get to know. Safe Haven requires a pre-adoption application with references and a home visit prior to adoption.Safe Haven Rescue needs volunteers to help with adoption days, fundraising, transporting dogs to vets and groomers and fostering homeless dogs until they find their forever homes.For more information about Safe Haven, to find a list of dogs available for adoption and adoption applications visit

www.SafeHavenPa.org; email

SafeHaven@epix.net or follow Safe Haven Pa on Facebook.Township reorganizationChestnuthill Township Supervisors will hold a reorganization meeting at 7 p.m., Monday, in the municipal building on Route 715.Township auditors will reorganize at 6 p.m. Tuesday.New exhibitDuring January and February the Heritage Center of the Western Pocono Community Library will be displaying different animal statues.For more information about the display call 570-402-1906 or the library at 570-992-7934.Blessed BeginningBlessed Beginnings Preschool at Our Lady Queen of Peace Church will resume classes Monday.Yoga classesThe yoga classes on Wednesdays at the Chestnuthill Park in Brodheadsville will take a break during the holiday season and resume at 9:30 a.m. Jan. 13.Book Blitz MonthIn celebration of Book Blitz Month, Western Pocono Community Library will be having sales on all used books and other items. New items will be added as inventory sells.For more information contact the library at 570-992-7934.Discounted ski ticketsThe West End Park and Open Space Commission is offering discounted ski tickets. Tickets are available at the Chestnuthill Park office for Blue Mountain, Shawnee, Big Boulder/Jack Frost, Montage and Elk Mountains.A price list is available at

www.weposc.org or on the Facebook page.For more information call 570-992-9733 or contact

bkozen@ptd.netBrain Teaser MonthIn celebration of International Brain Teaser Month, Western Pocono Community Library will be setting out brain teasers for the patrons to enjoy. For added fun, submit a brain teaser to the library via its Facebook page and see if you can stump the library staff.For more information contact the library.Contact Adele Argot at 717-933-4028 or

arargot3@verizon.net. Contact the Times News at 800-443-0377 or

tneditor@tnonline.com.