• Ben Salem UCC

, located at 1965 Church Hill Road, Lehighton, has canceled all church services and events until further notice. Look for upcoming livestreaming. Call 570-386-3870 for information.

• Bethany Evangelical Congregational Church

, 222 North St., Lehighton: Pastor Tim Ream will be streaming our worship service on Sunday at 10:45 a.m. via Facebook Live. The broadcast can be accessed on Facebook by searching for and liking @BethanyECLehighton. Any schedule changes will be announced on Bethany’s Facebook page and additional information will be available through robocalls or by contacting the church office. There will be no Sunday school classes; all other activities are suspended this week.

• Bethany EC,

223 E. Broad St., Tamaqua, will hold no regular worship services on March 22 and March 29. Please plan to join with us on Facebook Live for a livestream worship service at 11 a.m.

• Blue Mountain Community Church

, 25 Oak St., Palmerton, has suspended all services and activities at this time. We will livestream our church service every Sunday at 8:45 a.m. Our Easter service at Penn’s Peak has been canceled but we will livestream an Easter service on April 11 at 6 p.m. Please visit bmcc.cc for more information and archived services.

• Diocese of Allentown:

All public Masses will be canceled, effective immediately. Some Masses will be broadcast on television and streamed online. Those options will be posted on the AD Today website, https://www.ad-today.com.

• Diocese of Scranton: All public Masses will be canceled, effective immediately. Masses will be streamed at www.dioceseofscranton.org.

• Effort UMC

has advised the community that worship services at 8:30 and 11 a.m. Sunday, are canceled. All other church activities and groups are canceled until March 31.

Easter flower orders must be into the church by March 30.

For more information, call the church at 570-629-1890 or email the church secretary at eumc103@ptd.net.

For additional details, check the church’s Facebook page or the church website Effortumc.org.

• Faith Alive Church

, 678 Pine St. in Palmerton, has canceled all Bible studies and activities for this week. Check the church’s Facebook page for updates.

• Primitive Methodist

has canceled all Sunday services canceled until further notice.

• St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church of Mahoning

, 826 Mahoning Drive W., Lehighton, has canceled worship service and all other events for the week of March 22 and 29. The Spring Bazaar for April 4 is also canceled and there will be no Easter candy sale.

• St. John’s Lutheran Church

, 319 South Ave., Jim Thorpe, is suspending Saturday and Sunday and all Lenten services plus all other activities until further notice, currently through the weekends of March 22 and March 29. Please stay tuned to weekly broadcasts on Sundays at 10:30 a.m. on station WLSH, Lansford, 1410 on your AM radio dial for further updates on schedules. We will have live broadcasts with the Rev. Peter Muhr and the choir but no one in attendance. People can refer to the website at sthohnsinjimthorpe.org for updates.

• St. Joseph Parish of the Panther Valley

in Summit Hill has announced all Masses, both weekday and weekend, are suspended. All scheduled Mass intentions will be celebrated by the Rev. Allen Hoffa on their scheduled day during a private Mass. These private Masses will be livestreamed at 8 a.m. on weekdays and Sunday via the parish Facebook page. All parish activities are suspended.

The church will be open daily from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. The Blessed Sacrament will be exposed during this time, and all are welcome to visit for prayer and reflection. There will be no formal benediction at the end of the day.

In place of the regularly scheduled Mass times, confession will be available in the church from 8:30-9:30 a.m. on weekdays, 4-5 p.m. on Saturday, and 8:30-9:30 a.m. Sunday. Holy Communion, Confession, and the Anointing of the Sick will only be administered outside of church to those in danger of death. Funerals will be held, but only family members are permitted to attend. The number of attendees is limited to 50 people or fewer.

The parish office will remain open for business during regular operating hours, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

• The community dinner for St. Mark’s and St. John’s Episcopal Church

in Jim Thorpe set for March 22 has been canceled.

• St. Matthew’s UCC

, Kunkletown, has canceled all services and activities for this week and March 22. Check https://stmattsucckunkletown.com for updates, videos of sermons and bulletins that can be used for family and personal prayer.

• The Rev. Christopher M. Zelonis of SS. Peter and Paul Parish

, 260 N. Third St., Lehighton, announces the following changes due to the coronavirus:

On Sundays the church will be open for private prayer from 10 a.m. to noon. At 11 a.m. we will expose the Blessed Sacrament for Adoration. I will be available for confession from 11 a.m. to noon, when the Blessed Sacrament will be reposed.

On weekdays except Tuesday, and Saturdays, the church will be open from 3 to 6 p.m. for private prayer. At 5 p.m. we will expose the Blessed Sacrament for Adoration. I will be available for Confession from 5 to 6 p.m., when the Blessed Sacrament will be reposed.

I began to offer daily Mass privately, recording it for YouTube broadcast on my personal channel. I am hoping to get Facebook livestreaming too, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday at 8 a.m.; Wednesday at 10 a.m.; and Sunday at 9 a.m.

• Worship services and activities at Trinity Lutheran Church

, 175 S. Third St., Lehighton, have been suspended through March 27. Sunday worship, Sunday church school, youth group, midweek Lenten soup and devotions, and thrift store hours are canceled. The food pantry Tuesday distribution hours will continue with restrictions.

The church’s office phone number is 610-377-4303. The office will be open weekdays, however, if you feel ill or are concerned, please stay at home and take care of yourself and family. Appointments to arrange for a baptism or church membership may be changed or arranged. The church’s email address is telc1872@ptd.net.

• Zion Church, Lewistown Valley

will be closed through the end of March. All activities and meetings are canceled, including the Lenten services.

• Zion Lutheran Church

in Brodheadsville has canceled worship services for this coming weekend.

• Zion Lutheran, Tamaqua

, announced schedule changes. The Wednesday midweek Lenten services for March 18 and 25 have been canceled.

There will be no public worship service March 21 (5:30 p.m.) and March 22 (9 a.m.). Pastor Cindy White will officiate an online worship service both days. Those services can be seen on the Zion Facebook page and website www.ziontamaqua.com, live and recorded.

There will be no confirmation classes, adult discussion or Sunday school until further notice. The Lenten pierogie sale will be held as scheduled. Pick up for pierogies is Sunday, from noon to 3 p.m. Zion Lutheran is located at the corner of Mauch Chunk and Greenwood streets in Tamaqua.

• Zion Stone Church

, New Ringgold has announced that all services are canceled until March 31. Worship services will be posted to YouTube and Facebook.