The Lower Lehigh AARP will meet noon Oct. 7 in the lower level of Macungie Memorial Hall in Macungie. The next meeting will be Nov. 4. For more information, contact Dot at 610-967-3284.

The Lions will hold a flea market and garage sale 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 16 at Macungie Memorial Park. To reserve a spot, call Betsy at 484-764-7858, email lionsfleamarket@gmail.com or go to facebook.com/Lower-Lehigh-Lions-Club.

There will be a cruise night 3 p.m. Oct. 16 at Macungie Memorial Park. Vehicles can start arriving 2 p.m. For more information, call 610-966-4289.

There will be a bottle and antique show and sale 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 23 at Macungie Memorial Hall.

The Macungie Halloween Parade will be held Oct. 23. The parade will begin forming at the Eyer Middle School parking lot and Shoemaker Elementary School 6 p.m. The parade will start 7 p.m.

For more information on the parade or to register to participate in the parade, visit the website macungieparade.com/registration or call 484-809-4948.

Macungie Borough offices are now open to the public. Hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. For information, call 610-966-2503.

Macungie Borough Council has resumed regular in person meetings at the Macungie Institute. The next meetings will be 7:30 p.m. Oct. 18 and Nov. 1.

Lower Macungie Township compost site passes are available for Macungie Borough residents for a fee. Residents must submit an application to the Borough of Macungie at 21 Locust St.

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.

The Macungie Park board of directors meeting will be held 7 p.m. Oct. 26.

The Macungie Minstrelaires’ fall show has been canceled due to COVID-19 concerns.

The Macungie Farmers Market is open 4-7 p.m. Thursday evenings through October on Lumber Street, just off Main Street, Macungie.

Grace Lutheran Church, 28 W. Main St., will hold an Apple Harvest Festival 1-4 p.m. Oct. 9, 28 W. Main Street, Macungie. There will be rock painting, cakewalks, free food and games and a basket raffle.

Grace Lutheran Church offers its free community meal as a drive-up option. The next meal will be 4-5:30 p.m. Oct. 8.

Grace Lutheran Church offers a contactless monthly outdoor drive-up Grace Food Cupboard Give-Away. The next dates for the food cupboard are 2:30-4 p.m. Oct. 26 or 29 when residents of East Penn School District (please note the change in recipients) can receive one bag with nonperishable food. There will also be a supplemental distribution of bread, baked goods and snacks 2:30-4 p.m. Oct. 13. Both events take place in the parking lot; signs will be posted. The supplemental distribution is open to anyone.

Grace Lutheran Church offers a worship service 10:30 a.m. which is both in person and online at the same time. An adult Bible study will be held 9:15 a.m. Participants are asked to wear masks. Services can be found on the Grace YouTube channel www.youtube.com/c/GraceLutheranChurchMacungiePA. For more information, go to https://gracemacungie.org or www.facebook.com/GraceMacungie.

Our son Ben broke his collarbone about two weeks ago. According to his doctor, this is a very painful break so he’s had a rough couple of weeks. One afternoon, I was in the family room when I got a call on my cellphone from Ben. I answered and he said, “Can you pick me up?” Knowing he was two rooms away in the dining room, I was confused. He repeated, “Can you come pick me up? I knelt down to pick something up and I can’t get back up.” Sure enough, I went to the dining room and found Ben sitting on the floor. Our running joke now is “I’ve fallen and I can’t get up!”

The copy deadline for the Nov. 3 column will be Oct. 28.