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St. John's United Church of Christ beef and noodle dinner, a Bluffton tradition, is back and slated for Friday, April 13.

The dinner will be held from 4:30 to 6:30 pm in St. John's Oppermann Hall, which can be accessed from College Avenue. (223 West College Ave, Bluffton)

The dinner includes homegrown beef, homemade noodles, mashed potatoes, green beans, cole slaw, roll, homemade pie and beverages.

Admission for adults is $7, for young adults 6th grade through college $5, for elementary students $4 and children pre-K are free. Eat in or carry out.

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Pastors, church leaders, youth ministers, parish nurses, chaplains, social workers and counselors are invited to attend a workshop on identifying and incorporating the gifts and talents of those with developmental disabilities.

The event will be held Tuesday, April 24 from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Winebrenner Theological Seminary, 950 N. Main St., Findlay. Continuing education credits will be offered to those in attendance.

The event will discuss how to envision congregations which include persons with developmental disabilities in the life and work of the faith community.

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The following congregations have provided Holy Week service information for The Icon. Churches not listed may send their workshop schedule to [email protected].

Good Friday community service

Each year, the Bluffton Area Ministerial Association plans an ecumenical Good Friday service.

"We begin by carrying a cross to local Bluffton Area Ministerial Association churches, pausing to pray at each church entrance," said Louise Wideman.

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By Mitchell Gatzke

The Detroit Red Wings are preparing for the National Hockey League playoffs for the 21st consecutive season, by far the longest current streak in the league. Before they embark on their journey to the Stanley Cup Finals though, they have three more regular season games left to play.

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In appreciation for our customers and in honor of Community Banking Month, every Citizens National Bank office will be serving cake to its customers on Friday, April 27, during normal business hours.

April is Community Banking Month, and members of the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) and Citizens National Bank are celebrating the role that community banks play in the economic, civic and cultural life of their communities in cities and towns throughout America.

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Vaudeville Tonight!

Lauren Yost, Emily Sycks and Samantha Rhonemus are "back up" singers one of of the numbers in this springs Bluffton High School musical "Vaudeville Tonight." The musical revue is April 13, 14 and 15 in the middle school cafetorium.

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