BY SUSAN RUMBLE

Special to The Press

St. John’s United Church of Christ, 1415 Rising Sun Road, Laurys Station, invites people to bring a friend or neighbor to church 10:15 a.m. March 16 and remain to enjoy a baked potato bar after the worship while sharing fellowship time together.

In January, a group of people from St. John’s UCC traveled to the LAMB Institute in Honduras for a mission trip.

They met and interacted with children and presented the children’s sermon during Sunday services.

They built a house in one day for a young mother with three children and worked on construction of two classrooms at a bilingual school run by LAMB.

The team painted offices at the children’s home and delivered clothing donations from Pennsylvania.

For something special, the St. John’s group provided the rare treat of hot dogs and hosted an ice cream party.

Reporting “their hearts were forever changed” by the experience, the team supplied monetary donations to be used for kitchen needs, baby strollers, garden equipment and medical items, such as eyeglasses and braces.

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Union United Church of Christ, Neffs, will have Youth Sunday at the 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. March 16 services.

The young people will be celebrated with a worship time dedicated to them.

Youth in grades six to 12 will read scripture, play an instrument or sing, and host the Holy Grounds coffee hour.

High school seniors are expected to preach the message that day.

Save the dates for the Union UCC basket raffle fundraiser on March 29 and 30.

Watch for more information in the next North Whitehall column.

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Union Lutheran Church, Schnecksville, will have a service of wholeness and healing at 7 p.m. March 19.

The praise band will lead with spirit filled music.

The 7 p.m. service on March 26 will include songs and prayers from Taize.

The Union Chorale, with flutist Emily Black, will support the congregational singing that night.

Both evenings begin with a soup supper at 5:45 p.m.

There is still a bit of time to reserve your shoofly pie from Northern Valley EMS, NOVA.

Call Julie at 610- 262-7749 by March 17 for pickup of the shoofly pies on March 23 or 24.