Tamaqua news for Sept. 26, 2018
Trick or treat
Tamaqua Mayor Nathan Gerace has announced that Tamaqua’s trick or treat night will be held on Oct. 27. Hours will be from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Anyone wishing to have the ghouls and goblins entertain them should make sure their porch light is turned on.
Gerace says he selected the Saturday before Halloween after speaking with several teachers, parents and children. All preferred the weekend to a school night.
Motorists are reminded to drive extra carefully as the streets will be filled with youngsters.
Chamber concerts
The Tamaqua Area Chamber of Commerce will conclude its 12th Annual Summer Concert Series this Thursday, Sept. 27, with a performance by Buddy Musselman.
The concert will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on the platform at the Tamaqua Train Station, weather permitting.
For more information, contact the chamber office at 570-668-1880.
Tamaqua seniors
The Tamaqua Senior Citizens met sept. 20 at the Tamaqua YMCA with 43 members in attendance. President Melody Weicker opened the meeting with the invocation “I Come to Thee.”
Nancy Gerber was added to the sick list. Doris Yeager and Irma Leibensperger were welcomed back to the group.
Refreshments were served.
The group is open to anyone 55 or older, meeting at 1 p.m. every Thursday at the Tamaqua YMCA.
GriefShare
Bethany Evangelical Congregational Church will host a GriefShare program designed to assist those who have suffered the loss of a loved one. The course is biblically based, but nondenominational.
Meetings will begin Oct. 3 and will then be held at 7 p.m. on Wednesdays, for the next 13 weeks. Meetings will be held in the church conference room at 223 E. Broad St.
For more information, or to register, call 570-668-2520 or emailgrowthgroups@bethanyec.org.
Soup social
Trinity United Church of Christ, 22 Lafayette St., continues its free, monthly soup social with the next event scheduled for Oct. 6.
Free soup and fellowship will be available from 4 to 6 p.m.
Participants are asked to use the lower parking lot entrance to the church social hall.
Calvary Lewistown
The Rev. Brian Reading will be guest pastor 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, the service will be followed by a luncheon, nature hike, games and dessert.
Bishop’s Day, north district, will be held on Oct. 3 at the First United Methodist Church in Pottsville.
Contact Kathy Kunkel at 570-668-1250 or kkunkel@tnonline.com. Contact the Times News at 800-443-0377 or tneditor@tnonline.com.
