BY SUSAN RUMBLE

Special to The Press

The Vine Church, 5229 Route 873, Schnecksville, invites the community to a fall festival noon to 3 p.m. Oct. 1.

Free food including hot dogs, popcorn, and cotton candy will be available. An ice cream truck will be present for one hour with free treats for all.

Attendees can sample soup for the annual soup cook off.

Inflatables and games with prizes will keep kids entertained.

A dunk tank with the pastors will give everyone a chance to have some fun.

Pastor Adam Kern reports the festival celebrates the anniversary of The Vine Church which started October 2016 with meetings at the Schnecksville Grange and later moved to the Agape Church building which is now its home.

Pastor Kern offered comments on the church’s growth.

“We’ve been thriving. We’ve been meeting new people nearly every week. We feel that God’s really been blessing us. It’s been an incredible journey.”

The Vine recently welcomed Associate Pastor Matt Breger as a member of the ministerial team.

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St. John’s United Church of Christ, 1415 Rising Sun Road, Laurys Station, will present a craft fair and quilt sale 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 8.

The event features handmade crafts, quilts, refreshments, baked goods and a raffle.

There will be great gift ideas for every occasion, including the upcoming holidays.

Bring your family and friends for lunch and a nice time to chat and shop.

Call 610-262-8061 for more information.

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The Upper Lehigh Lions Club has scheduled its first hoagie sale of the season.

Call 610-217-3705 by Oct. 3 to order for pickup after noon Oct. 11.

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Union Lutheran Church, Schnecksville, is staging an Oktoberfest 3-6:30 p.m. Oct. 2.

Live music for listening or dancing and a menu of German specialties will be featured.

There is a fee for tickets.

Call 610-767-6884 for information.

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The Auxiliary of Northern Valley EMS, NOVA, is taking orders for an apple dumpling fundraiser.

Call Julie at 610-262-7749 to reserve dumplings for pick up on Oct. 23 or 24.