Strawberry festival

A strawberry festival will be held from 4-6:30 p.m. June 11 at the Cresson Presbyterian Church, corner of Third Street and Keystone Avenue. Cost is $6 for adults and $4 for children under 10 years of age. A basket auction will also be held.

Film club

Meta Narrative, a film club discovering the underlying themes of life in favorite films, hosted by Christ Reformed Church, will be held at 7 p.m. each Thursday June 15-Aug. 3.

Participants will meet at the Alexandria Memorial Library, 313 Main St., Alexandria. The group will discuss life through the lens of Harry Potter.

The schedule includes:

– June 15: Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone

– June 22: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

– June 29: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

– July 6: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

– July 13: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

– July 20: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

– July 27: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1

– Aug. 3: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2

For more information, visit Facebook.com /AlexandriaPALibrary or call Pastor Angelo Valle at 669-4135.

Concernt

Blessed Assurance will present a concert at 6 p.m. Sunday at First Grace Brethren Church, 2934 Maple Ave., Altoona.

Bible school

Hollidaysburg Christian & Missionary Alliance Church, 183 Jefferson St., will hold vacation Bible school from 6-8:30 p.m. June 19-23. “The Great Treasure Hunt” is geared to children 4 years old through sixth grade. Each evening includes story time, music, games, snacks and crafts. There will also be presentations by Jo Kiehl, missionary to Brazil for 25 years. For more information, call 317-5546, 202-7105 or 695-0454.

Maker FunFactory vacation Bible school will be held daily from 9 a.m. to noon June 19-23 at St. John the Evangelist, Lakemont.

The cost for children of parishioners is $30. For families with three or more children, the cost is $80. The cost for children of non-parishioners is $35. Checks should be made payable to St. John Parish. The registration fee covers the cost of materials, supplies, a T-shirt for each participant, a CD for each family, daily snacks and crafts. Deadline for registration is June 5.

Deadline

Religious organizations are invited to submit upcoming events, special services and other items to be published free of charge in Spiritual Notes. Items can be emailed to

religion@altoonamirror.com or call Holly at 946-7451. Items may also be submitted online through the Mirror’s virtual newsroom at vnr.altoonamirror.com. Deadline for submissions is 5 p.m. Friday, one week prior to publication.