Church announcements
Church
• 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 on Sunday, and all other activities are suspended this week.
• 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.
• Calvary Evangelical United Methodist Church
, 824 Catawissa Road, Lewistown Valley, is canceling all services for the next two weeks.
• 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. Check for a link for an online Sunday morning worship on the church website effortumc.org. That line will be active then.
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.
• Jerusalem UCC,
545 Church Drive, Trachsville, will not hold Sunday services in the church building March 29 and April 5. They will livestream on Facebook if the internet and technologies are working. Plan for an 11 a.m. start time.
• Middlecreek Christian Church
, Kresgeville, will be live on its Facebook page at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Pastor Boothe will continue preaching the series of: The Final Words of Jesus. The church building will not be open.
• Our Lady Queen of Peace Church
, Gilbert, has canceled all Masses and parish events until further notice. The office is closed but an attempt will be made to answer all email and phone messages. View the Sunday Mass on Facebook at Our Lady Queen of Peace Church.
• Pleasant Valley Assembly of God Church in Brodheadsville invites all to join the Sunday 10 a.m. live service on Facebook, Instagram and on the church’s live YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2UdrlCf. A CD audio recording will be made available. And, a reminder that Rightnow Media is available with Bible studies and resources for families to watch and interact with.
• Primitive Methodist
has canceled all Sunday services canceled until further notice. Hope In The Mountains NAR-ANON Family Group meets at 57 Hunter St. If you have questions or are interested in attending these meetings, contact Mark at 570-952-5098. Next tentative meeting date will be April 6.
• 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 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 weekend of 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 also refer to the website at sthohnsinjimthorpe.org for updates.
• St. John Lutheran Church,
in Tamaqua, has announced that services for March 29 and April 5 are canceled. All activities are suspended until further notice.
• 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 live streamed 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. The parish office will remain open for business during regular operating hours, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
• St. Matthew’s UCC, Kunkletown, has canceled all services and activities for March. Check https://stmattsucckunkletown.com for updates, weekly 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.
• St. Peter’s UMC
, Saylorsburg, has no worship services, Bible study, committee meetings or choir practices for the rest of March.
• Salvation Army
, Tamaqua, will hold its Sunday services remotely Sunday on Facebook Live at 11 a.m.
• Worship services and activities at Trinity Lutheran Church, 175 S. Third St, Lehighton, continue to be suspended. Sunday worship, Sunday church school, youth group, midweek Lenten soup and devotions, committee meetings, Thrift Store hours are canceled. Email address: telc1872@ptd.net. Web address: tlclehighton.com. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TrinityLehighton.
• 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 its community worship during the coronavirus threat, including the 5 p.m. informal spoken service on Saturday and the Sunday 8 and 10:30 a.m. services. Also canceled is Sunday school and midweek Lenten services.
• Zion Lutheran Church
in Tamaqua will offer a 10-minute morning prayer livestreamed video on its Facebook page and website weekdays at 9 a.m. The Rev. Cindy White will read a selected Bible verse and offer a brief message or song.
Email specific prayer requests between 8:30 and 8:55 a.m. each morning at zionlutheranrev@gmail.com. Morning Prayer will be recorded and available on the Zion Facebook page and website (www.ziontamaqua.com). Zion’s Saturday evening relaxed service at 5:30 p.m. and its Sunday traditional service at 9 a.m. are also livestreamed and recorded.
• Zion Stone Church
, New Ringgold has announced that all services are canceled until March 31. Worship services will be posted to YouTube and Facebook.
• Zion UCC Lehighton
has canceled all activities this week. The office is closed. There is an emergency number on the answering service. Zion UCC will be doing small Facebook “live” worship services on our Facebook page. Please follow Zion UCC Lehighton on Facebook.