Tamaqua news

Financial aid

The Tamaqua Area High School Guidance Department will sponsor an informational financial aid night on Tuesday. The event will begin at 6 p.m. and be held in the district auditorium.

The 2015-2016 financial aid form will be reviewed and general financial aid questions will be answered by a representative of the PHEAA.

Junior and senior class students planning to further their education, as well as their parents, are welcome to attend.

Information on local scholarships will also be available.

No preregistration or fee is required.

Christmas trees

The Borough of Tamaqua's Street Department will be collecting discarded Christmas trees throughout January. Residents are to place their trees curbside on their regular trash collection days.

Trees will be collected as time and weather permit.

Trees must be free of all tinsel and decorations. Residents are also asked to remove any plastic bags from the trees.

Trees may also be dropped off behind the Tamaqua Borough Garage, at 421 rear E. Broad St.

No trees will be collected after Jan. 31.

Trash pickup

Due to the holidays, there will be a change in the trash collection schedule for Tamaqua residents.

Residents whose trash is usually collected on Thursdays will have a Friday pickup this week, while Friday's usual customers will have to wait until Saturday.

Bethany EC

The Rev. Kevin Roberts will officiate at the 8 and 10:30 a.m. worship services this Sunday in Bethany Evangelical Congregational Church. Both services will include the observance of the Lord's Supper. Sunday school will meet at 9:15 a.m.

Activities for next week will include: Tuesday, prayer time at 8:30 a.m.; Wednesday, Tamaqua Youth Ministry meets at 6:30 p.m., TYM staff meets at 8 p.m.; Saturday, musician rehearsal at 8:30 a.m., praise practice at 9 a.m.

Zion Lewistown

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

Upcoming events include: Jan. 8, Bible study session at 12:30 p.m., Confirmation class meets at 6:30 p.m., Guild meeting at 7 p.m.; Jan. 11, blood drive from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

St. Peter's Union

Sunday worship services are held at 9 a.m. in St. Peter's Union Church, Mantzville. This Sunday's service will include Holy Communion.

Also on Sunday, a breakfast will be held following the service; the Confirmation class will meet at 11:30 a.m.; bell choir will rehearse at 6 p.m.; Daisies, Brownies, Juniors, Cadets and Cub Scouts will meet at 6 p.m.

Activities for next week include: Tuesday, prayer group at 5 p.m.; Thursday, worship and music committee meets at 6 p.m., junior choir rehearses at 7 p.m., senior choir practice at 7:30 p.m.