A love for animals has a way of bringing a community together, no matter their differences. This weekend, the newly restored Altoona Interfaith Alliance is hosting the area’s first-ever interfaith Blessing of the Animals at 1 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 4, in Tuckahoe Park. Rabbi Dr. Audrey ...
Free meal offered A community meal will be held from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, at the Fourth Street Church of God, Fourth Street and 21st Avenue, Altoona. The meal includes chicken casserole, peas, garlic bread, applesauce, dessert and drink. Soup, sandwich sale Greenwood United Methodist Church, 1505 E. Walton Ave., is holding a soup and sandwich sale. Soups are $12 each and include stuffed pepper or chicken noodle. Loaded ham and cheese sandwiches are $5 each. To order, call Gail at 814-946-3862. Order deadline is Oct. 11. Orders can be picked up between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. ...
ST. LOUIS — Decades after he was a fixture on American TV screens, the late Archbishop Fulton Sheen is back in a familiar place: the media spotlight. Tens of thousands of Catholic devotees are converging on St. Louis for a formal ceremony of beatification on Thursday, in which the prelate ...
Food pantry available The food pantry at Twenty-eighth Street Church of the Brethren, 28th Street and Union Avenue, is available for those in need. Distribution will be held from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 25, by appointment only. Call Deb by Thursday at 814-207-8293. Yard sale planned The annual yard Sale at Asbury United Methodist Church, 1341 Grandview Road, Altoona, will be held from 8 a.m to 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26. There will be puzzles, books, bake sale, food, drinks and crafts, jewelry, along with a variety of yard sale items. Vendor space is available for $15; bring ...
Fall festival is Saturday The Ashville Community Fall Festival, benefitting the Ashville Volunteer Fire Company and St. Thomas Aquinas Church, will be held from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19. Living Treasures Zoo to You will be on hand for photos with a variety of animals. In addition, there will be food and craft vendors, children’s games and activities, a rummage sale and basket raffle. Heritage Fair is Sept. 19 The Middle PA District Church of the Brethren will host its annual Heritage Fair on Saturday, Sept. 19, at Camp Blue Diamond in Petersburg. There will be ...
Greenwood United Methodist Church will celebrate 100 years in the building at 1505 E. Walton Ave., Altoona, with a service of praise and worship at 9:30 a.m. Sunday, Sept 20. Lunch will follow the service. Those attending are asked to RSVP to 814-934-1866. The celebration will begin with a worship service featuring special music, remarks by members, rededication of the building and recognition of long-term members. Pastor Calvin Miller will speak on a faithful response, “Remembering the Journey.” The Greenwood congregation is the successor of the Old Sandy Run Church and dates ...
