Grace’s Closet at Grace Lutheran Church, 1114 N. Cambria St., Bellwood, will host a clothing giveaway from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 13, and from 9 to 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 22. Winter clothing is available. Masks are optional. For more information, call the church at 814-742-7501 or ...
LOS ANGELES — With eyes closed and a small mallet in hand, the Rev. Kyohei Mikawa gently struck the bronze Himalayan singing bowl resting in his palm and bathed the Buddhist sanctuary in a resonant hum. Mikawa spent the next 45 minutes skimming bowls, playing a tongue drum and chanting to ...
Free clothing, food offered The Geeseytown Lutheran Church, 462 Route 22, Hollidaysburg, will hold a free clothing and nonperishable food giveaway from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 6. Future clothing giveaways will be held on the first Saturday of each month, weather permitting. Advent Quiet ...
BOSTON — With peak holiday travel starting just after the government shutdown’s flight restrictions, hope for a moment of peace at an airport can feel like a wing and a prayer. But quiet and worship are just what airport chapels have provided for decades to travelers and to the airport ...
Christmas craft, bake sale Fields of Harvest Fellowship Church, 3620 Fifth Ave., Altoona, will host its annual Christmas craft and bake sale from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 30. Hanging of the Greens service Juniata United Methodist Church, 808 N. Fourth St., Altoona, will host a Hanging of the Greens service at 10 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 30. A luncheon will follow. The public is welcome to celebrate the first Sunday of Advent and experience the tradition of preparing for the Christmas season. For more information, contact the Juniata United Methodist Church office at 814-942-6065 or ...
DALLAS — When it became clear to Texas high school theater teacher Gigi Cervantes that she couldn’t ignore a new state law requiring the Ten Commandments to be posted in her Fort Worth classroom, she felt she had no choice. She resigned from the job she loved. In the small city of ...
