Pastor Al Schmitzer will lead a special Thanksgiving service at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 301 North Main Street, Jenera, on Thursday, Nov. 22, at 9:30 a.m. The choir will sing "A Psalm of Praise" and the church will be decorated with harvest items.
The churches of Pandora and Gilboa are offering food boxes for households in the Pandora-Gilboa School District. The boxes are designed to provide nine meals for a family of four.
In order to pick up a box, persons must register by 5 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 19, by calling 419-384-3905. Boxes will be available for pickup on Saturday, Nov. 24, at 11 a.m. at the Pandora United Methodist Church, State Route 12.
Tom and Ruth Ann Robinson will speak lead a "Marriage Tune-up" two-day seminar Friday and Saturday, Nov. 9 and 10 at St. John Mennonite Church, Pandora. They will share insightful tips and skills to help couples renew their marriages.
The sessions will be filled with laughter, DVD clips that give a new perspective on marriage and teaching of the new ways of dealing with long term patterns. They will also answer questions.
Bluffton First United Methodist Church will holds is election day lunch and dinner on Tuesday, Nov. 6, at the church.
Lunch is served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The menu includes:
• homemade soups, $2
• sandwiches, $2
• salads, 75 cents
• desserts, $1.50
• beverages, 50 cents
Dinner is served from 4:30 to 7 p.m. The menu includes:
• baked steak
• mashed potatoes
• vegetable
• roll
• dessert and beverage.
Dinner is $7 for adults and $3.50 for children 10 and under.
St. John’s United Church of Christ will host the November concert of the Full Sound Chamber Group on Sunday, Nov. 18, at 3 p.m. in the church sanctuary, 223 W. College Ave., Bluffton.
The concert, which is free and open to the community, will begin with the piano
“Prelude and Fuge in E-minor” by Mendelssohn. The ensemble continues with “Concrerto Grosso in G-minor” by Corelli (arranged by Tsidqah Loritsch), “Romanze" by Wilhelm Popp, and a “Serenade for Strings” by Tchaikovsky. A hymn (orchestrated by Shalem Loritsch), will complete the concert.
