All Souls Day

Our Lady Queen of Peace Church, Brodheadsville, will hold its annual All Souls Day of remembrance at 7 p.m. tonight. There will be special acknowledgment of those whose funeral took place at the church since last All Souls Day.

Heating help

The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program is now open. It helps income-eligible families pay heating bills by issuing onetime grants that don’t need to be repaid. The payment is sent directly to the utility company or fuel provider.

Grants range from $200 to $1,000 and are based on household size, income and fuel type.

To apply, visit www.compass.dhs.pa.gov, or request an application by calling the Monroe County Assistance Office’s LIHEAP number, 570-424-3517.

Special collection

The youth Group at Our Lady Queen of Peace Church, Brodheadsville, is gathering toiletries for those in need as part of the St. Francis of Assisi Kitchen, located in Scranton, for the annual Christmas Shoe Box project.

Items needed include: two-in-one shampoo; deodorant, men’s and women’s; socks, men’s and women’s; lip balm; nail clippers; and wipes.

Donors are asked to drop items off at the church office or in the designated box in the atrium.

For more information, contact Jill Salvi at youthminister@qopchurch.org.

Angel Tree

By Friday, the Angel Tree will be set up at Effort UMC, ready with children’s names and wishes — 40 strong — that the church is supporting through the Pleasant Valley Ecumenical Network.

Unwrapped gifts must be returned to the church no later than Dec. 6. The church’s representative must have those gifts for the children to the PVEN between 8 a.m. and noon on Dec. 7.

Christmas Bazaar

Our Lady Queen of Peace Church, Brodheadsville, is preparing for its annual Christmas Bazaar on Nov. 13 and Nov. 14.

Those who’ve signed up to donate for the event are reminded that baked goods should be dropped off at the church by 5 p.m. Nov. 12, with donations marked as containing nuts or being sugar-free or gluten-free. All are asked to use disposable containers.

Medicare sign-up

From Monroe County’s Area of Aging comes word that the Medicare enrollment goes to Dec. 7.

Now is the time to join, switch or drop their Medicare Part D or Medicare Advantage coverage and check out other plans available to local residents.

The Chestnuthill Senior Center in Brodheadville and the Loder Senior Center in East Stroudsburg will have counselors available during the annual enrollment period.

The Brodheadsville Center can be reached at its Zion Lutheran Church site at 570-242-6770 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesdays and Fridays. The Monroe County Area Agency on Aging phone number is 570-420-3735.

Pork dinner

Effort UMC is holding a pork and sauerkraut dinner from 4-6:30 p.m. Saturday.

The meal features roast pork, mashed potatoes, vegetable, applesauce, roll, homemade dessert, coffee, tea and other beverages.

For costs, call the church at 570-629-1890.

Knit & Crochet

Zion Lutheran’s Knit & Crochet group in Brodheadsville will meet on Tuesday beginning at 1 p.m.

The group welcomes new members, including those who do not know either skill.

Meetings are held in the church’s choir room.

Grief support

A grief support group facilitated by the St. Luke’s University Health Network will meet at the Western Pocono Community Library at 131 Pilgrim Way, Brodheadsville, from 1-2:30 p.m. Nov. 11.

Preregistration will be required for all support groups meetings; call 484-526-2499 to register.

Groups will meet when three or more are registered.

Food drive

The West End Food Pantry is holding a Thanksgiving food drive, with donations due by Nov. 20.

Requested items include canned carrots, cranberry sauce, gravy, pumpkin and yams, and boxes of stuffing.

For more information, visit the pantry on Facebook or at www.westend pantry.come/home.

Cookie Trail

The Valor Cookie Trail event is slated for 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 21.

For tickets, go to https://valorclinic.org/events/valors-holiday-cookie-trail-fundraiser-11-21-25.

Senior centers closed

All Monroe County Senior Centers will be closed on Veterans Day as well as on Thanksgiving Day. That includes the West End’s location at Zion Lutheran Church in Brodheadsville.

Special program

The West End Senior Center in Brodheadsville, at Zion Lutheran Church, will welcome Jamie Chase from Lehigh Valley Health Network at 10:30 a.m. Nov. 13 for the presentation “Healthy Aging Through Emergency Preparedness.”

To attend center events, participants must be registered members. To sign up, call Mara at 570-420-3743 at least one day before. Additionally, registration is required two weeks in advance for special events and activities.

PVEN needs

In light of the Thanksgiving holiday, the Pleasant Valley Ecumenical Network is asking for donations of pancake mix, gravy, cranberry sauce, canned yams, stuffing, french fried onion, canned vegetable and corn mix all month long.

Veterans Day

• The Monroe County Bar Association and the Pennsylvania Bar Association will provide basic estate planning (wills, living wills and health care/financial POA paperwork) for state residents who are first responders or military veterans and their spouses for free from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 14 at American Legion Post 346 in East Stroudsburg at 126 E. Fifth St.

• From 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Nov. 15, state Sen. Rosemary Brown’s office will have a Veterans Appreciation & Informational Luncheon to honor and support veterans, and their families, of the 40th Senate District. The event is at Trout Lake Retreats on Twin Lake Road, Reeders. RSVP requested; call 570-620-4326 or visit www.senatorbrown40.com.

• From 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Nov. 21, state Rep. Maureen Madden will be hosting her fourth annual Veterans Expo at Northampton Community College’s Pocono Campus, 2411 Route 715 in Tannersville, in Keystone Hall (second floor). General parking is available in lots A and B; accessible parking is in Lot C. The free event will feature vendors offering support and resources for veterans. For more information, call Madden’s district office at 570-894-7905.

Nature walk

On Nov. 14, Salem-St. Paul Lutheran Church, Kresgeville, is having another Nature Walk. This one is scheduled to take place at Beltzville State Park beginning at 11 a.m. The rain date is Nov. 21.

Church’s dual event

St. Peter’s United Methodist Church, Saylorsburg, in holding a Fine Arts Showcase and Craft Fair Expo on Nov. 14 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

For information on artists’ displays, contact Pat at pdroma821@gmail.com or Jim at jvulcano99@gmail.com.

Special food sale

Salem-St. Paul Lutheran Church, Kresgeville, is holding a filling/apple dumpling/celery seed dressing sale for Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Orders must be placed by Nov. 15.

There are prices for pints and quarts for the celery seed dressing as well as the other items.

For more information, call 570-801-7509

Pickup of orders is between 5 and 6 p.m. Nov. 20, at the church.