Tamaqua news for April 25, 2018
Raider concert
The Tamaqua Area High School “Raider” concert bands will present a concert this Thursday in the Tamaqua Area Auditorium.
Performances will be by the Raider’s Wind Ensemble, Concert Band and Jazz Band. The combined bands feature more than 130 students from grades through 12.
Doors will open at 6:45 p.m. with the music set to start at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets will be available at the door.
Empty bowl dinner
The third annual Tamaqua Community Empty Bowl Dinner will be held on May 2 at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Greenwood and Mauch Chunk streets in Tamaqua.
Hosted by Zion’s Outreach Team, the dinner will be held from noon to 7 p.m. and is one of the events planned for the Tamaqua Community Hunger Weekend and Walk.
Diners will have three options — a soup pass for $5, which allows the holder to choose one bowl of soup from those offered; a Super Soup Pass for $10, which allows a diner to sample as many soups as they wish; and a Super Soup Bowl Pass for $15, which allows as many soup samplings as desired along with a handcrafted bowl to take home. All passes include bread, dessert and a beverage.
A full menu is available at www.ziontamaqua.com.
Anyone wishing to donate a soup or dessert may contact the church officer at 570-668-2180 or by email at zionlcof@verizon.net.
Hunger Weekend is a project of the Tamaqua Area Faith and Fellowship Network, a 501(c)3 nonprofit under the umbrella of the Tamaqua Area Community Partnership.
Tamaqua seniors
The Tamaqua Senior Citizens met April 19 at the Tamaqua YMCA with 53 members in attendance. President Melody Weicker conducted the business session after opening the meeting with the invocation “Trust God.”
Leon Lee was added to the sick list. Margie Skymba, Kathleen Valentine, Pat Brown, Sylvia Houseman, Mary Taylor and Doris and Roger Walck were welcomed back after their absences.
The next meeting will include a celebration of March and April birthdays.
Refreshments were served.
The group is open to anyone 55 or older, meeting at 1 p.m. every Thursday at the YMCA.
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, a time of singing and Bible study will be held at 6:30 p.m.
Primitive Methodist
Pastor Rick Clemson will officiate at the 10:45 a.m. worship service on Sunday in American Primitive Methodist Church. Sunday school classes are held at 9:30 a.m.
Hope in the Mountains NFG will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. every Thursday.
Contact Kathy Kunkel at 570-668-1250 or kkunkel@tnonline.com. Contact the Times News at 800-443-0377 or tneditor@tnonline.com.
