As of press time, a Brewery Collectibles Show is scheduled 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. 5 at Macungie Memorial Park hall.

Macungie Borough offices are closed to the public. For information, call 610-966-2503.

Facilities at Macungie Memorial Park are open based on guidelines provided by the Pennsylvania Recreation and Park Society. Pavilions, buildings and grounds are available for rent. COVID-19 guidelines will be followed. To check availability, email macungiepark@gmail.com or call 610-966-4289.

Macungie Holiday will be different this year. There will be a Christmas parade noon to 1 p.m. Dec. 12 through the borough of Macungie ending in Macungie Memorial Park. At the park there will be food trucks, raffle prizes, characters, social distancing photo opportunities with the floats and Santa and family group hayrides 1-4 p.m. At 2:30 p.m. there will be an ugly mask contest. For more information, go to www.macungieholiday.com.

There will be a Macungie Holiday house decorating contest. The contest is open to all businesses and residences in the borough. To enter the contest, email macungieholidayhousecontest@gmail.com with your name, phone number and house address. Judging will take place 5-8 p.m. Dec. 19. The contest winners will be announced on the Macungie Holiday Facebook page Dec. 20.

Grace Lutheran Church, 28 W. Main St., offers a livestream worship service 9 a.m. Sunday mornings. Services can be found on the Grace YouTube channel www.youtube.com/c/GraceLutheranChurchMacungiePA. A short in-person worship service with required sign up and masks is held 10:30 a.m. As COVID-19 cases increase, these plans may change. For more information, go to https://gracemacungie.org or www.facebook.com/GraceMacungie.

Grace Lutheran Church offers a free community meal as a drive-up option. The next meal will be 4:30-6:30 p.m. Dec. 11.

Grace Lutheran Church will hold a monthly outdoor drive-up or walk-up Grace Food Cupboard Give-Away 2:30-4 p.m. Dec. 18 when anyone can fill one bag with nonperishable food. Both events take place in the parking lot; signs will be posted.

Cash bingo is held weekly Saturday evenings at Macungie Memorial Park. Doors open 4:30 p.m. and games begin 6:30 p.m. Attendance is limited to 60 people; seating is spaced for distancing. Masks are required. The kitchen is not open; coffee and drinks will be available for purchase. For more information, call 610-966-4289.

There will be New Year’s Bingo at Macungie Memorial Park 7:15 p.m. Dec. 31. Doors open 5 p.m. To purchase tickets, contact the park at 610-966-4289 or macungiepark@gmail.com.

The Lower Lehigh Lions have one meeting per month on the second Tuesday of the month. The next meeting is 6:30 p.m. Dec. 8 in the lower level of Macungie Memorial Park Memorial Hall.

The Macungie Park Board of Directors meeting will be held 7 p.m. Dec. 29.

Matt and I were coming home one evening. As we pulled into the driveway, I took off my seat belt and leaned over to pick up my purse off the floor. The next thing I knew, my nose was slamming into the dashboard. A rabbit ran in front of the car and Matt hit the brakes. My eyes welled up with tears as I gingerly rubbed my nose. Matt asked me if I was OK. I told him to ask me in a half-hour. Fortunately nothing was broken. The moral of the story: do what you tell your children. Keep your seat belt on until the car comes to a complete stop!

The copy deadline for the Jan. 6, 2021 column will be Dec. 30.