Church notes
• 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: Sunday worship service will be streamed live at 10:45 a.m. The broadcast can be accessed on Facebook by searching for and liking @BethanyECLehighton.
• Bethany Wesleyan Church:
We invite you to worship with us Sunday at Becky’s Drive-In at 10:45 a.m. or join the BWC Online gathering live on Sunday at 10:45 a.m. 10 and 11:45 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. Please visit bmcc.cc for more information and archived services.
• Cornerstone Community Church
, Kresgeville, offers its service live on Facebook at 10:30 a.m. There is special music at 11:45 a.m. Call 610-681-3534 for information.
• 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 and other church activities for April have been canceled. Watch for future updates. Check for a link for an online Sunday morning worship on the church website effortumc.org. 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.
• Faith Alive Church
, 678 Pine St. in Palmerton, join us every Sunday at 10:30 a.m. in our parking lot for a drive-in service transmitted to your car radio. Watch our videos on Facebook.
• Jerusalem UCC,
545 Church Drive, Trachsville, will not hold Sunday services in the church building. 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. 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.
• Pleasant Valley Presbyterian, Brodheadsville
, is currently closed as the Elders have decided that there would not be any worship services until health conditions improve and to stay in compliance with the current stay-at-home order that is in place.
• 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.
• St. John’s Lutheran Church
, 319 South Ave., Jim Thorpe, is suspending all activities until further notice. 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, the Rev. Phyllis J. Wolford will be preaching. Worship service will be via Zoom website, www.zoom.com or Zoom app on your phone at 10:30 a.m.
• 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 continue to 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.
• St. Matthew’s UCC, Kunkletown, check https://stmattsucckunkletown.com for updates, weekly videos of sermons and bulletins that can be used for family and personal prayer.
• SS. Peter and Paul Church
, Lehighton, is open for private prayer Monday, Wednesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sacrament of Reconciliation in the Rectory foyer Monday, Wednesday through Saturday 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. Mass is livestreamed on Facebook and YouTube Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday at 8 a.m. and Wednesday at 10 a.m.
• St. Peter’s UMC
, Saylorsburg, has no worship services or Bible study until the coronavirus lockdown is lifted.
• Salvation Army
, Tamaqua, will hold its Sunday services remotely Sunday on Facebook Live at 11 a.m.
• All worship services, activities and meetings are canceled through April 30 at Trinity Lutheran Church
, 175 S. Third St. The building is locked down. The church’s phone number is 610-377-4303 for those needing assistance. Messages will be answered remotely and delivered to the proper person.
Worship services will be recorded by the Rev. Nancy Moore or Vicar Joshua Krenz with links posted on the website www.tlclehighton.com, and on Facebook www.Facebook.com/TrinityLehighton. In addition, look on the Trinity Facebook page for “Bible Moments with Pastor Moore.”
The Trinity Food Pantry will remain open during Tuesday hours 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., and the third Tuesday 5:30-7 p.m. The drive-up policy is in place, including stay-in-your-vehicle restriction.
• Zion Church, Lewistown Valley
will be closed. All activities and meetings are canceled.
• Zion Lutheran Church
in Brodheadsville has gone to Facebook, with Pastor Ann Melot providing the service. The Facebook page is Zion United Lutheran Church, ELCA.
• 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.
Individuals with specific prayer requests can email those requests to Pastor White 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 for later viewing.
• Zion Stone Church
, New Ringgold has announced that all services are canceled. 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.