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Palmerton news for June 24, 2020

Faith Alive Church

Faith Alive Church, 678 Pine St., Bowmanstown, is now holding one combined service each Sunday at 10:30 a.m. There are three options of worshipping. Worship in the sanctuary, must wear a mask, have temperature check and social distancing required; you may worship in the parking lot and tune to 104.3; or you may join on Facebook Live.

Every Wednesday at 7 p.m. is “Prayer & Praise Service” with the same three options as Sunday worship.

Bible school this year will be Virtual VBS and will be July 6-10. Craft kits will be available starting June 26. All interested parents, please contact Sue Moyer, VBS coordinator at 610-852-2381.

Faith Alive Church is now online at faithaliveumc.com and the Pastor is Rob Timlin Sr. Please contact the office at 610-852-2805 for more information.

Jerusalem UCC

Jerusalem United Church of Christ, 545 Church Drive, Trachsville will again livestream on Facebook beginning at 11 a.m. on Sunday morning. If you cannot view at this time, the recordings will be available afterward to view on the website or Facebook.

Bible study is held Tuesdays from 7-9 p.m. with Pastor Kathryn on a web platform. Contact the pastor for the connection link.

Picnic canceled

The Jerusalem Lutheran Sunday school picnic in Trachsville scheduled for June 27 has been canceled and not rescheduled for this year.

Food pantry

The CACPAC sponsored Palmerton Area Food Pantry will be held on Friday at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 2915 Fireline Road, Palmerton. This will again be a drive-thru event. Please stay in your vehicle and follow the instructions given by volunteers. There is no need to be preregistered. You must be a resident of the Palmerton Area School District. If you are unable to attend you may have someone else be your proxy and pick up for you.

The food pantry is always in need of food items and personal care items. Donations may be dropped off at 452 Lafayette Ave., 459 Lafayette Ave., and 1002 Third St. Boxes will be on the porches for donations.

Contact Lenora Robertson at 610-826-4913 or 664 Delaware Ave., Palmerton, PA, 18071. Contact the Times News at 800-443-0377 or tneditor@tnonline.com.