Wednesday Lenten service

The first four Wednesdays of Lent will be a cooperative venture between St. John's Lutheran Church, South Avenue, and St. John's Lutheran Church, North Street. There will be soup and Scripture and the Lenten exchange begins at 6 p.m. This week it will be held at the Heights church and the topic for the evening is "Justification." There will be a brief Bible reading and dialogue followed by open discussion and prayers.Pastor Tony Pagotto, Pastor Thompson and Pastor Muhr will be speaking on the various topics.Contact Ann Louise Hayes at 570-325-4435. Contact the Times News at 800-443-0377 or

tneditor@tnonline.com.