Tamaqua news
Sorority news
The Tamaqua Preceptor Alpha Upsilon chapter of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority will hold its annual Community Easter Egg Hunt Saturday at the Bungalow Park. Activities will begin at noon. The hunt is open to children between the ages of 1-10.
The March 12 meeting was held at the home of Donna Sterling, who presented a program on the history of aprons, noting how styles have changed through the years based on fashion and function. She also shared memories of her grandmothers and presented members with individual, vintage aprons.
The meeting included an election of officers, seating Wanda Keefer as president; Lori Schmerfeld, vice president; Sue Hummel, treasurer; Marie Umbriac, recording secretary; and Cathy Santee, corresponding secretary.
Candy and snacks were collected to be sent to Schmerfeld's son, Jonathan, a member of the U.S. Air Force on active duty in Kuwait.
An Order of the Rose ceremony was recently held at Knepper's Restaurant, honoring Schmerfeld for 15 years of service as a member of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority.
The next meeting will be held April 9 at the Hometown Nursing Center.
D.A.R.E.
Graduation ceremonies for this year's Drug Abuse Resistance Education classes will begin at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the Tamaqua School District Auditorium.
The event will be hosted by the D.A.R.E. officers and steering committee and a guest appearance by motivational speaker James Warren.
The classes are offered to fifth grade students in Tamaqua Elementary, Rush Elementary and St. Jerome's Regional schools.
Senior citizens
The Tamaqua Senior Citizens group met April 3 with 62 members in attendance. Vice President Nancy Gerber conducted the business session and Jacque Patrick provided the invocation "Just For A Minute."
Reports were offered by secretary Ruth Ann Feane and treasurer Penny Schlorf. Dues for 2014 are still being accepted. A pizza party will be held at the April 10 meeting.
The meeting concluded with cards and social games.
The seniors meet at 1 p.m. every Thursday, at the Masonic Lodge, located on Route 54 (east) in Hometown. Anyone 55 or older is welcome to join. The center is handicap accessible.
SS. Peter and Paul
Stations of the Cross are held every Wednesday during Lent, at 7 p.m., in SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church. Before Stations, there will be an hour of prayer, recitation of the rosary and confessions, beginning at 6 p.m.
The choir will rehearse after Stations on Wednesdays.
The parish Holy Name Society will meet at 8 p.m. this Thursday. The meeting will be preceded by a Mass at 7:30 p.m.
Easter activities will include the Sacrament of Reconciliation from 6 to 7 p.m. April 16, 4 to 4:30 p.m. April 17 and from 7 to 7:30 p.m., April 18; Holy Thursday Mass, 7 p.m. on April 17; Good Friday service at 3 p.m. on April 18; Easter food blessing at 1 p.m. on April 19; Easter Vigil Mass at 8 p.m. on April 19; Easter Sunday Masses at 7:30 a.m., 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
Calvary Evangelical
The Rev. Edward Bean will officiate at the 10:25 a.m. worship service this Palm Sunday in Calvary Evangelical Methodist Church in the Lewistown Valley. The service will include Holy Communion. Sunday school classes will meet at 9:15 a.m.
Also on Sunday, the Sunday School Easter program will be presented at 6:30 p.m.
Holy Week services will include: April 17, Maundy Thursday service at 7 p.m. at Freiden's Lutheran Church, New Ringgold; April 18, Good Friday, 1:30 p.m. at Zion's Church on Route 895 in New Ringgold; April 20, Easter sunrise service at 6 a.m. at the Lewistown Valley Tabernacle.
