Joint services

For some years five churches in Monroe County’s West End and Carbon County’s East End have been holding joint Lenten services. The churches are Salem-St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Kresgeville, Salem UCC in Gilbert, St. Matthew’s UCC in Kunkletown, Jerusalem Lutheran in Trachsville and Jerusalem UCC in Trachsville.

The theme for this year is: Thy Will be Done.

Tonight’s service will be at Jerusalem Lutheran in Trachsville. The preacher will be Dorothy Hepner, Lay Leader at Salem UCC, Gilbert.

The evening begins with at 6 p.m. simple soup dinner. An ecumenical choir will practice at 6:30 and the worship service begins at 7 p.m.

Host choir directors will choose an easy anthem. Choir members from all churches are encouraged to attend the 6:30 p.m. rehearsal and sing each week.

Church offering envelopes received will be forwarded to their respective churches. Loose offering received will go to the host church.

In case of inclement weather, one can check Channel 13, WSBG and/or WVPO for service cancellation information.

The host church will also place cancellation notice on their respective answering machine if possible.

Lenten services

• Effort UMC will continue with a Bible study with a light meal each Wednesday from 5:30 to 6:45 p.m., and a Lenten service to follow in the sanctuary at 7 p.m. The Bible study will be Max Lucado’s most recent study on the letter to the Philippians, called “Anxious for Nothing: Chaotic World.”

• Our Lady Queen of Peace Church in Gilbert will have a Lenten evening of reflection at 6 p.m. with a light dinner followed by Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and preparing for Lent.

• Salem-St. Paul’s Lutheran in Kresgeville is part of the five-church joint worship group for Wednesday services. However, on Mondays, at 11 a.m., the Rev. John Harding will lead a Lenten series on “People of the Way.”

• Zion Lutheran in Brodheadsville will once again host a free community supper 5 tonight. A Lenten study and supper is set for 6:30 p.m. At 7 p.m. there will be choir practice, and at 7:30 the midweek Lenten worship will begin. RSVPs for the dinner are appreciated but not necessary.

Youth event

Pleasant Valley Assembly of God Church, Brodheadsville, is planning a youth event at 7 tonight that is open to eighth through 12th graders.

The church is hosting the Urbane Choir. Admission is free.

Chestnuthill meetings

The Chestnuthill Township Planning Commission is slated to meet at 7 tonight in the municipal building in Brodheadsville.

The Chestnuthill-Jackson-Eldred-Ross-Polk Regional Planning Commission will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at the municipal building as well.

Eldred supervisors

The Eldred Township Board of Supervisors will meet at 7 tonight at the municipal building in Kunkletown.

PVI PTO

The Pleasant Valley Middle Intermediate School PTO will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday.

Monroe Seniors

The Chestnuthill Seniors, a part of the Monroe County Seniors, meets Wednesdays and Fridays. For this coming Friday, the menu offering is crispy baked fish, mashed potatoes, cauliflower and peas, whole wheat dinner roll and scalloped pears.

Next Wednesday the offering is meatloaf and mashed potatoes, dilled carrots, whole wheat dinner roll and cherry gelatin.

Those wishing to eat the hot meal are asked to call the site manager by 11 a.m. the day before at 570-242-6770.

There is a requested donation per meal.

If the school district is closed for inclement weather, the Senior Center will be closed.

Contact Adele Argot at 717-933-4028 or arargot3@verizon.net. Contact the Times News at 800-443-0377 or tneditor@tnonline.com.