Tamaqua news for April 12, 2018

Home health

A panel of experts will provide a seminar on ways for the aging population to remain in their personal homes. “Home Health Services 101 will offer specifics on home health care options on April 25 at the Morgan Center at Lehigh Carbon Community College, 234 High St. The session will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. and will feature speakers from Independent Living Services, Omni Homecare, Compassus Hospice, Edward Jones Financial and an independent insurance agent.

Light refreshments will be served.

Registration is not required but is suggested due to limited seating. For more information, or to register, call 888-837-4235.

Car show

The Tamaqua Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a series of free, informal car shows at Heisler’s Dairy Bar in the Lewistown Valley. The shows will be held on five weekends, starting April 22 and continuing through June 17.

Billed as “Sundae Drivers Park and Gawk, organizers say the events are meant to be fun, informal shows where car enthusiasts can spend time together swapping stories and enjoy good food.

Hours for all the events are tentatively scheduled from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Hunger walk

Tamaqua’s 2018 Hunger Weekend will be held May 4, 5 and 6, ending with a Hunger Walk on May 6. A combined effort of the Tamaqua Area Faith and Fellowship Network and the Tamaqua Area Community Partnership, the three-day event will benefit Tamaqua’s three food pantries — Primitive Methodist Church, Trinity United Church of Christ and the Tamaqua Salvation Army.

It’s not too early to think about ways to raise funds, collect nonperishable food items or organize a walking team.

For more information, contact Paul Dodson at 570-668-0289 or email dodsonp@verizon.net.

Zion Lewistown

Pastor Jim Williams will officiate at the 10:30 a.m. service this Sunday in Zion Church, Lewistown Valley. Sunday school will be held at 9:15 a.m.

Bible study sessions are held at 12:30 p.m. every Thursday.

The next family game/movie night event will be held at 5:30 p.m. on April 22.

St. John Lutheran

The Rev. Phyllis Wolford will officiate at this Sunday’s 9:15 a.m. worship service in St. John’s Lutheran Church.

Also on Sunday, bells will meet at 8 a.m.; Confirmation and Sunday school classes meet at 10:30 a.m.

Activities for next week include: Tuesday, learning ministry meets at 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday, finance committee meets at 6:30 p.m.; Thursday, angel choir rehearses at 6 p.m., shepherd choir meets at 6:30 p.m., property committee meets at 7 p.m. and the chancel choir practices at 7:30 p.m.

Calvary Lewistown

The Rev. Philip Sabas will officiate at the 10:25 a.m. worship service this Sunday in Calvary Evangelical Methodist Church in the Lewistown Valley. Sunday school classes meet at 9:15 a.m.

Also on Sunday, an evening service will be held at 6:30 p.m.

The next family game night will be held at 7 p.m. on April 20.

Contact Kathy Kunkel at 570-668-1250 or kkunkel@tnonline.com. Contact the Times News at 800-443-0377 or tneditor@tnonline.com.