An array of nativities and angels will be on display in December at the Mt. Cory United Methodist Church, hosted by the church Friendship Circle.
The displays are open to the public on the following schedule:
Saturday, Dec. 1 and Dec. 8: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 2 and Dec. 9, 1 to 5 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 24, following Christmas eve service, approximately 8 p.m.
Appointments may be made for nursing homes and other groups by calling 419-581-8500 or 419-302-7863. Leave a message.
A Thanksgiving Day service will be held at Trinity Lutheran Church, 301 N. Main St., Jenera, at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 22.
Pastor Al Schmitzer will lead the service centered around the theme “Do Not Forget the Lord.” The church will be decorated with harvest items and is handicapped accessible. More information is at www.tlcjenera.org
Nov. 12 and 13 were knotting days at Bluffton First Mennonite Church, as persons of all ages participated in knotting comforters that are donated to Mennonite Central Committee.
MCC distributes the comforters to people in the U.S., as well as Jordan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Korea, Ukraine, Iraq, Zambia, Syria, Somalia, Lebanon, Haiti, Burkina Faso, and Canada.
The local Mennonite Women’s group organizes the knotting days to complete comforters made by various members of the church.
Due to the icy weather conditions, the Thanksgiving community meal and service planned at the Senior Citizen Center this evening (Thursday, Nov. 15) is cancelled, according to Rev. Jeremy Mann, of the Bluffton Area Ministerial Association.
The Pandora United Methodist Church hosts a free community meal on Wednesday, Nov. 14, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in the church fellowship hall, 108 E. Washington St., Pandora.
The meal this month is provided by the First National Bank of Pandora. The menu is shredded chicken sandwich, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, dinner roll, assorted desserts, and beverage.
