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Bishop joins Whiting parish community for golden jubilee observance
18+ hour, 50+ min ago (127+ words) St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, Whiting, was filled Sept. 12 as parishioners, friends and priests from around the Diocese joined to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the parish’s establishment. Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., served as principal celebrant and homilist of…...
Two Hundred Years, and Still Coming Home: Plymouth United Methodist Marks Its Bicentennial
23+ hour, 5+ min ago (81+ words) albemarleobserver.news Why cover this story? Answer — because it’s not every day that a church celebrates a bicentennial 200th anniversary. And when you think about that amount of time — that’s a lot of Sunday sermons, weddings, baptisms, funerals and homecomings. For…...
Historic Old St. John's Church Bazaar Draws Thousands in Utica
20+ hour, 21+ min ago (80+ words) WKTV UTICA, N.Y. -- The annual bazaar at Historic Old St. John’s Church brought the community together for a weekend of food, crafts and games. The event took place on the church grounds at Bleecker and John streets, where thousands of people…...
Three sisters reflect on more than six decades at Zion Lutheran
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (422+ words) Carol Burke, Sandy Crowe and Sherri Alto have made Zion Lutheran Church a central part of their family’s history for more than 65 years. For sisters Carol Burke, Sandy Crowe and Sherri Alto, Zion Lutheran Church has been more than a…...
Fritsch retires after 35 years at Messiah Lutheran Church
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (379+ words) The Rev. Bryan Fritsch has retired from Messiah Lutheran Church after 35 years as the congregation’s pastor. The Rev. Bryan Fritsch stands next to his wife, Char, at Messiah Lutheran Church. He retired last month after 35 years with the church. Fritsch…...
Trinity’s 200th celebration of a congregation, not a church building
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (691+ words) POTTSVILLE — Pottsville was booming in the 1820s, following the discovery of coal on Broad Mountain about 30 years earlier. The opening of the Schuylkill Canal in 1825 sparked what’s been described as the “Coal Rush,” an influx of investors, merchants and immigrant miners…...
Burke Lutheran Church to celebrate 175 Years
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (489+ words) The church will celebrate 175 years on Sept. 27. Burke Lutheran Church will be celebrating its 175th Anniversary on Sunday, Sept. 27. Shown is the Rev. H.A. Preus, who left Norway in 1851 and conducted the first Norwegian Lutheran worship service in Burke. The congregation was…...
St. Luke’s Evangelical Lutheran Church of Freeland celebrating 150 years
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (221+ words) The parishioners and friends of St. Luke’s Evangelical Lutheran Church will celebrate the church’s sesquicentennial anniversary with a church service at 11 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 20. The celebration coincides with Freeland’s 150th celebration this year. The actual anniversary date is June 25, 1876. On…...
Gallatin First Church of the Nazarene celebrates 90 years of faith, service
6+ day, 18+ hour ago (142+ words) For nine decades, Gallatin First Church of the Nazarene has been a part of the Gallatin community, serving generations of families and sharing a message of faith, hope and love. The church traces its beginning to July 12, 1936, when the congregation…...