Events

Trinity Reformed UCC is holding a Christmas Time Raffle. 

This is to support the Ministies of the Church. 

First Place Prize is overnight stay at Kalahri Resorts in the Pocono’s

Second Prize $200 gift card to Walmart

Third prize $100 gift card to Weis or Giant

$5 each or 5 for $20.00 

You’re
invited to worship with us at Penn View Bible Institute, December 7, 8, and 9 @
7:00 PM, as we celebrate Christ’s birth in this year’s Christmas musical, “Love
Came Down.” Come enjoy an evening of music, pageantry, and drama as combined
choirs, orchestra, and actors unite to honor the Savior’s birth. It’s the
biggest event of our Christmas season, and we are thrilled to share it with
you. Admission is free, but tickets are required. Visit www.pvbi.edu or call 570-837-1855. 

Junior Homegrown Players Drama Production Presents

The Nutcracker

Adapted by June Walker 

PRODUCED BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT WITH

THE DRAMATIC PUBLISHING COMPANY OF WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS

‘Journey to Bethlehem’ at Stillwater Christian Church

Stillwater Christian Church will present “Journey to Bethlehem: A Christmas Walk-Through” on December 8th, 9th & 10th from 6 – 8 pm.

This indoor event is free to the public and is handicapped accessible.

Angels will guide visitors through the streets of Nazareth and Bethlehem as they witness the unfolding of the story of the very first Christmas.

The church is located at 39 McMichael St., Stillwater, PA 17878

For information, call 570-925-2356.

Come do some Christmas shopping from some Local crafters/vendors at the First United Methodist church in lewistown in the fellowship hall! There will be some yummy food and baked goods, and also door prizes 🎁 

SANTA will also be making an appearance! 🎅🏼 

Sinister Mini Donuts will be in the only Bonton parking lot! 🍩 

Current Vendors: 

-Rylie’s Blissful Creations 

-Scentsy

-Kelly’s Creations 

-8twentyone Handmade Clay

-Rebel Stitch 

-T&Js Freshies and More 

-A Good Day for Cake 

-Axel Artistry 

-T&T Creations

-Bay’s Wax

-Walnut Hollow Woodcraft

-Stone Creek Farms 

Kingdom Kidz Inc. is sponsoring a SafeKIDZ™ event
on Saturday, December 9 at

the Puppet headquarters- 11 E. Third St.,
Watsontown from 1-4:30 pm. The event

is free and includes a Christmas puppet program
and many activities (puppet

making, many crafts, black light puppetry, etc.) for
children to use their

creativity. Free popcorn, snacks and drinks will
be provided.

Parking is available on the street or at
Cronrath-Grenoble parking lot.

For more information concerning the free SafeKIDZ
program call at

570-838-3133. Kingdom Kidz Inc. is a 501 c3
non-profit

corporation, which is funded through donations,
fundraisers, programming, and

grants. Kingdom Kidz Inc. is not affiliated with a
church or denomination.

Join us for the Prepare Him Room Virtual Event with Kristi McLelland— this is an invitation to intentionally make space to seek Jesus this season and experience the Christmas story as you have not heard it before.

It will be December 9, 2023 from 1-4pm, at Bloomsburg Christian Church. We will worship, fellowship and hear teaching on the birth of our Savior as we prepare our hearts for celebrating Jesus this Christmas.

Please call 570-784-3740 to register for this event.

On Saturday, December 9th at 6pm and Sunday, December 10th at 10am, Sound of the Gospel Church in Selinsgrove presents the Christmas program, “It All Happened In The Country.”

JourneyMate Wesleyan Church of Bloomsburg will host their 14th Annual Community Christmas Dinner at the Caldwell Consistory, 150 Market Street, Bloomsburg on Sunday, December 10, 2023 at 12:00 noon. Doors open at 11:30 am. No sign up required. This is a FREE event that includes a turkey dinner with all the trimmings, a craft area for the kids, gift bags, and live music by ALL THAT GLITTERS!! Please come and join us, uniting together, as we celebrate Christmas. Open to EVERYONE! For more information please call, JourneyMate Wesleyan Church @ 570-316-7886.

The
Buffalo Valley Lutheran Parish (Mifflinburg’s First Evangelical Lutheran Church
and Millmont’s Christ’s United Lutheran Church) will be a Christmas dinner
theater for all ages on Sunday evening, December 10, 2023, beginning at 5:00
p.m.  It will be held at Christ’s United
Lutheran Church (a. k. a. “Four Bells”), 13765 Old Turnpike Road, Millmont,
which is 3.5 miles west of Mifflinburg along PA Route 45.

The
event starts with a roast beef dinner with the trimmings and a dessert
bar.  At 6:00 p.m. our youth will present
“The Pass-IT-ON-Christmas.”

Adult
tickets are $20.00 apiece.  Children age
5 through 12 are $12.00 and those age 4 and under are free.  Proceeds goes towards Parish youth ministries
and its planned trip to the 2024 ELCA (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America)
National Youth Gathering in New Orleans.

Tickets
may be secured by contacting Christian Boyer at 570-898-9248, or Idella Zimmerman at 570-765-1830.  The deadline is Friday, December 8, 2023.

Christ’s
United Lutheran Church and First Evangelical Lutheran Church, located on 404 Market
Street in Mifflinburg, are sister churches that make up the Buffalo Valley
Lutheran Parish.  Christ’s United’s
worship service begins at 8:30 a.m. while First Lutheran’s worship service
starts at 10:30 a.m.  All are welcome.

Take a leisurely drive through Rhodes Grove Camp to enjoy
lighted cabins and cottages and appreciate the real reason for the season with
narrated nativity story scenes. Enjoy this opportunity to put you and your
family in the Christmas spirit on December 10, 2023, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00
p.m.

Journey Christian Church presents The Bethlehem Broadcast- an evening of live, walk thru interviews of the characters of Bethlehem. Come learn more about the ordinary people in the Christmas story and the extraordinary God who made it all possible. 

Interviews will be approximately 20-30 mins 

Light refreshments and some door prizes! This is an indoor event! 

The 27th Annual Worldwide Candle Lighting will be held this year on Sunday, December 10, 2023. This is a very special and moving event, when bereaved families join together from around the world in memory of all children, grandchildren and siblings gone too soon. As candles are lit at 7:00 p.m. local time, hundreds of thousands of persons commemorate and honor the memory of all the children gone too soon.

Our local Compassionate friends group will be having our candle lighting on Dec. 10 at the Hood Center at Geisinger in Danville. The doors will open at 6:45 pm. The Program will start at

7:00 pm when our main candle is lit. We will be lighting our individual candles for each of our loved ones at the end of the program. All family members are welcome to join us. Candles will be provided. Refreshments will follow.

For more information contact: Renee Beisswanger (570) 847-2078,

Carol Reigle (570) 339-7380 or Jamie Fairlamb (570) 809-5021

JourneyMate Wesleyan Church, will be hosting their 14th annual Community Christmas Dinner, held at the Caldwel Consistory , 150 Market St. Bloomsburg, doors open at 11:30 AM. This is a FREE event, that includes a turkey dinner with all the trimmings, craft area for kids and live music by Everything That Glitters! Please come and help us celebrate Christmas. For more information call JourneyMate Wesleyan Church at 570-316-7886.

May God continue to bless and keep you.

Come join us on Thursday Dec 14 2023 at 9:00 AM to learn more about Keystone Family Alliance and the difference we are making in the lives of needy children.

Free Live Nativity featuring local musicians, live animals, and the story of the birth of our Lord and Savior 

The Roaring Creek Valley United Methodist Church is holding its monthly Charity Breakfast on Saturday, December 16th from 8:00-10:00 AM. All are invited to come out for a full menu of home-made breakfast items with all donations going to support local charities and missions. The church is located at 6 Orchard Drive, Catawissa, PA 17820.

We will be honoring our 2900 veterans buried in 38 cemeteries in Montour County on December 16, 2023 at 12:00.  Our mission is to Remember the fallen, Honor those who serve and Teach the next generation about the value of freedom. This is carried out by coordinating wreath laying ceremonies in Montour County.  We will be having a ceremony at St. Joseph/Off Fellows cemetery on Bloom road.  Lots of Volunteers are needed.  

National Wreaths Across America Day, a free, non-political event, that honors and remembers our nation’s veterans who are laid to rest in 3,700 participating locations nationwide, will take place on Saturday, December 16, 2023 at the Historic Warrior Run Church outside Watsontown, PA. Community members are invited to attend to lay a wreath on one of the 100 veterans’ graves within the historic cemetery following a brief program.

Join us for a Christmas Concert in benefit of the Helping Hands Ministry and the Union County Supplemental Food Program.

The concert will include classic and modern Christmas songs performed by UPCL Praise, Heart of PA Womens Barbershop, and others.

The concert is free and open to the community with a free will offering taken during intermission.

Make plans to enjoy some holiday music and bless the community efforts of Helping Hands.

Free Live Nativity featuring local musicians, live animals, and the story of the birth of our Lord and Savior

The Buffalo Valley Singers present their 50th Christmas concert, “Christmas in the Air,” Saturday, December 16th, 7:30 pm and Sunday, December 17th, 3:00 pm. Concerts are performed at St. John’s United Church of Christ, 1050 Buffalo Rd, Lewisburg. Tickets are sold at the door. Adult admission $8, children 12 and under free. Doors open 30 minutes prior to the start time. 

Director: Connie Pawling-Young 

Accompanist: Brett Hosterman 

For more information visit BuffaloValleySingers.org.


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On Sunday, December 17, 2023, Bethany United Methodist Church, 18 Center St, Milton PA 17847;  will have an afternoon Christmas Carols and Cookies at 2:00 pm-4:00 pm.

   A time of worship, fellowship with singing our favorite Christmas Carols and delicious cookies!!!!  FREE Event and ​Fun for the whole family!!!

The Buffalo Valley Singers present their 50th Christmas concert, “Christmas in the Air,” Saturday, December 16th, 7:30 pm and Sunday, December 17th, 3:00 pm. Concerts are performed at St. John’s United Church of Christ, 1050 Buffalo Rd, Lewisburg. Tickets are sold at the door. Adult admission $8, children 12 and under free. Doors open 30 minutes prior to the start time. 

Director: Connie Pawling-Young 

Accompanist: Brett Hosterman 

For more information visit BuffaloValleySingers.org.


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For Unto Us A Child Is Born

Christmas Live Nativity

Fry’s Farm

20389 Route 35 South, Mifflin, PA 17058

Sunday, December 17th 7:00pm

Light Refreshments Served!!

Will Feature Highlights of “Women in Christmas”. 

Special music is by Scott and Maddie Zimmerman, Pine Grove, PA.

Special Feature will offer household tips.

MEN ARE ALSO INVITED THIS MONTH.

Deadline for reservations is December 13th.  Call 570-527-2224or 570-617-9490.

Come experience the miracle and meaning of Christmas with us at Fairlawn Community Church! See the Bible come to life through drama, song, and live animals!

Come experience the miracle and meaning of Christmas with us at Fairlawn Community Church! See the Bible come to life through drama, song, and live animals!

Lewisburg Bible Church of 311 Hospital Drive, Lewisburg, PA on December 24, 2023 at 6pm the church will be hosting a Christmas Eve Service at 6pm to include a time of candlelight worship.

3 countdowns, 2 hours, 1 awesome way to ring in 2024!!! Come join the LCM for an afternoon of New Year’s fun! Advance ticket purchase required: $12 for non-members; $10 for members; prices increase Dec. 20. Proceeds for the LCM’s Noon Year’s Eve will support our Count Me In program that provides reduced admission for underserved families in our area. Registration is required and space is limited