School concert

The Pleasant Valley fourth grade chorus concert will take place at 6 p.m. Thursday at Pleasant Valley Intermediate.

Hope butterflies

From AltruVision, a Lions Eye Bank, comes a special invitation: children and teens under 18 years old are invited to join the Butterflies of Hope art contest.

The butterfly, a symbol of “hope and transformation,” is the theme of the contest.

As such, youth under the age of 18 are invited “to create original butterfly-themed artwork representing hope, transformation, and joy.”

The winning artwork will become the “limited-edition AltruVision Butterfly Design, featured on AltruVision merchandise, this coming spring.”

Submissions close Feb 6.

For more details, contact alex@altruvision.org.

Church notice

All parishioners at Our Lady Queen of Peace Church, Brodheadsville, are reminded that there will be no religious education this coming Sunday. However, the Mass schedule will remain the same.

Impact of cold

“How cold weather affects joints and mobility” will be a featured topic at the Chestnuthill Senior Center at Zion Lutheran Church in Brodheadsville at 10:30 a.m. Friday.

To attend this, and other events, participants must be registered members of the centers. To sign up, call Mara at 570-420-3743.

Farm Show

The Pennsylvania Farm Show is concluding Saturday.

Hours through Friday are 8 a.m.-9 p.m. On Saturday, closing day, it will open at 8 a.m. but close at 5 p.m.

Admission is free, but there is a parking fee if using the Farm Show Complex. Shuttle service is available.

Information about many entities will be available, including about how to become a Pennsylvania game warden. That will be possible from 5-7 p.m. today and 10 a.m.-noon Saturday.

Grief Share

Mount Eaton Church, Saylorsburg, hosts a Grief Share meeting Sundays from 2-4 p.m. To verify the meeting’s happening, call the church at 570-992-7050.

Holiday closures

• The Monroe County Area Agency on Aging office and all its senior centers, including the group that meets at Zion Lutheran Church in Brodheadsville, will be closed Monday in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

• There is no school for Pleasant Valley students, as all schools are closed for the MLK holiday.

Monday bingo

It’s Monday Night Bingo at the West End Memorial Legion Post 927 in Gilbert every Monday, as sponsored by the Legion Auxiliary. Card sales begin at 6:30 p.m. Games begin at 7 p.m.

Knit and crochet

• Effort UMC’s Prayer Shawl group will meet at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday.

• Zion Lutheran’s group will knit and crochet on Tuesday beginning at 1 p.m.

They meet the second and fourth Tuesday of the month.

Community lunch

Our Lady Queen of Peace Church, Brodheadsville, has a community luncheon after the 12:10 p.m. Mass on the first and third Monday of each month.

Soup sale

Effort UMC is holding another soup sale. Being offered are cheeseburger soup, and ham and bean. Orders are due by Jan. 21. Pickup is Jan. 25.

For more information, call the church at 570-629-1890.

Free dinner

Zion Lutheran is holding its drive-thru pickup free community dinner from 5-6 p.m. Jan. 21.

The menu is spaghetti with sausage, tossed salad, dessert and a bottle of water.

Christian unity

This year’s annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity will be observed from Jan. 19-23.

A service, which will be joined by other denominations, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Jan. 22 at Our Lady Queen of Peace Church, Brodheadsville.

It will celebrate this year’s theme: “There is one body and one spirit, just as you are called to the one hope of your calling.” (Ephesians 4:4)

The prayer service will be followed with a light lunch in McCawley Hall at 11:30 a.m.

SFRC hours

The Supplemental Food Resource Center at Effort UMC is slated to be open from 10 a.m.-noon Jan. 24.

For more information, call the church at 570-629-1890.

Habitat appeal

Monroe County Habitat for Humanity is concluding its 2025 appeal on Jan. 31.

Financial help for Habitat can be sent to 2610 Milford Road, East Stroudsburg, PA 10301.

West Enders are among those who have been and are being assisted.

Stromboli time

Effort UMC is holding a stromboli sale to benefit the Youth Missions team for its upcoming mission trip to Wallingford, Connecticut.

Three types are being offered: broccoli and cheese, pepperoni and cheese, and cheesesteak.

For costs, call the church at 570-629-1890. Orders and payments are due by Feb. 1. Pickup is Feb. 15.

Glaucoma awareness

January is Glaucoma Awareness Month.

Using information obtained from the Glaucoma Research Foundation and the National Eye Institute, the Monroe County Area Agency Aging on Aging encourages all older adults “to get a comprehensive dilated eye exam; this is how the disease is detected and diagnosed.”

Soup sale

St. Matthew’s ECC Church in Kunkletown is holding a soup sale. Orders are due Feb. 1.

For more information, call the church at 610-381-2442.

Pickup is set for 11 a.m.-noon Feb. 7 and 10:30-11:30 a.m. Feb. 8.

Fundraiser ending

Habitat for Humanity of Monroe County has announced the end of its 2025 Annual Appeal as of Jan. 31.

Block shoot set

The Kunkletown Rod & Gun Club is holding a block shoot and meat raffle beginning at 11 a.m. Feb. at 122 Gun Club Lane in Saylorsburg.

It is a 12-gauge shotgun only event. The public is welcome.

For more information, call 610-381-3215

Help needed

The Monroe Senior Volunteer Program is in need of volunteers.

Opportunities include: grocery shopping and delivery; medical transportation; friendly visitor/phone pal; veteran and military family programs; school programs; clerical/office help; PA MEDI (health insurance counseling); personal care/nursing home visits.

Call the MSVP office at 570-420-3747 for more information.

Heart-shaped tub

The last day to buy Habitat for Humanity of Monroe County’s tub raffles tickets online will be Feb 13.

In the meantime, Habitat’s Re-store will have the following sale events:

• Friday — hardware sale, 25% off all hardware.

• Monday — MLK Day sale, 30% off storewide (with exclusions).

• Jan. 22 — Thrifty Thursday, 30% off storewide (with exclusions).

• Jan. 23 — electrical sale, 25% off all electrical.

• Jan. 30 — plumbing sale, 25% off all plumbing.

To reach the ReStore by telephone, call 570-216-4390.