Around Town
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BINGO
Friday, Oct. 26: Knights of Columbus Holy Family Council # 3327 will hold their monthly BINGO on Friday October 26, 2018. Location: St. John the Baptist Church, 502 Ford Street, Bridgeport, PA 19405 (former OLMC Church) .Registration: 6 pm Game time: 7 p.m. Registration Fee: $ 25 at the door. Pre-registration available for $ 20 at the Thrift Shop at St. John the Baptist on either Tuesday or Saturday 10 am - 3 pm . Food available - All cash prizes. Come bring your friends and have a relaxing and fun evening.
GRACE COVENANT FALL FEST FAMILY EVENT
Saturday, October 27: A fun, wholesome, family event and YOU are invited! This second annual FALL FEST, convenient to our Exton area neighbors, will be held from 3-6 PM at Grace Covenant Church, 444 Creamery Way, Exton PA. Come rain or shine we will have three different bounce houses for younger children, henna and face painting, games (like corn holes) for all ages, fun crafts (including origami and pumpkin paper lanterns, small pumpkin painting), music, balloons, free raffles, and lots of fun! THRIVE, the youth group of Grace Covenant, will be selling drinks and popcorn to fund their summer youth mission trip. Chick-fil-A and Rita’s Water Ice will have concession stands to sell their delicious food! In case of rain we will move the fun indoors to our gym. See you there!
SOUP SALE
Saturday, Oct. 27: From 8:30 to 11AM or until sold out, at Norriton Presbyterian Church 608 N. Trooper Rd. Fairview Village, PA (corner of Germ Pike and Trooper Rd) $7 quart assorted homemade soups available. Questions to 610 539-5599.
NORRISTOWN AREA HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1973
Saturday, October 27: The 45th reunion will be held at the Empress Room at St. Helena’s Church on DeKalb Pike in Blue Bell. The night promises to be a fun evening including a buffet dinner and BYOB along with remembrances, raffles and dancing. Please send your contact information to 73NHSreunion@gmail.com, Norristown High Class of 73 facebook page or log onto our website www.ADEisenhower73.net and provide us with your mailing or e-mail address. Cost is $50 per person or $45 if paid by August 27, 2018.
FALL BASKET BINGO
Sunday, Oct. 28: Presentation of Our Lord Church, 1564 Allentown Road, Lansdale. Doors open at noon; Games begin at 1 PM. This is our FINAL Longaberger event! Last chance to complete your collections with fun filled Longaberger baskets! Lunch will be available! Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door. Please call 215-852-3463 for tickets.
SHOPPERS’ DELIGHT
Friday, Nov. 2: Annual Bazaar at Brittany Pointe Estates at Valley Forge Road and Allentown Road, Lansdale. Friday, November 2nd from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday, November 3rd from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Quilts, linens, glassware, attic treasures, jewelry, housewares, tools, electronics, furniture, fine art, holiday decor and more. Drawing for hand crafted queen size quilt and other quilts. ANNUAL HAM & OYSTER DINNER Saturday, Nov. 3: St. James’ 122nd annual Ham and Oyster Dinner will be held on Saturday Nov 3, 2018 from 5 pm to 7 pm. The Menu will be, Fried Oysters (with Tarter Sauce) and Ham, Potato Salad, Green Beans, Apple Sauce and Pepper Cabbage. Roll with Butter. Coffee, Tea (decaf available) Choice of Apple, Coconut Custard or Pumpkin Pie. Prices are $15.00 per person, children 5 -12 years old half price $7.50 and children under 5 are Free. St. James’ Episcopal Church, 3768 Germantown Pike, Collegeville, PA 19426. www.stjamesepiscopal.org
FREE HEALTH SCREENINGS
First Sundays of the month: Free health screenings at St. Patrick Church hall, DeKalb and Chestnut streets, Norristown, from noon to 3. The faculty and students from St. Joseph’s University Institute for bioethics, the Sisters of Mercy Health Services and many others have been key players in helping our parish with this important outreach as we have expanded the services provided. Several of our own parishioners have been trained as health promoters and do the screening with the help of others. We are continuing to expand the range of services to include referrals to clinics. The goals of this effort are to increase medical knowledge and care, to save lives and to enable better use of hospital resources. The focus is on the underserved populations near us, but we welcome all parishioners to come see what’s happening and see if there may be a role for you. The next screening is scheduled for November 4.
ST. PATRICK CHRISTMAS BAZAAR
Friday, Nov. 9- Saturday, Nov. 10: The St. Patrick Church Christmas Bazaar will run Friday (5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.) and Saturday (noon till 8 p.m.) in the church hall at 714 DeKalb Street, Norristown. The bazaar features delicious home baked items such as cakes, pies, cupcakes and candies; Attic Treasures; Jewelry; Tombola; Children and Teen Booth; Silent Auction; Baby Booth; Hand-crafterd Christmas Wreaths; Chance Baskets; Spirit Wheel and 55⁄50 raffles. Delicious homemade food will be provided by The Davis Family.
VICTORIAN HOLIDAY
Saturday, Nov. 10: A Victorian Holiday at Selma Mansion, 1301 W. Airy Street, Norristown from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Help make decorations for the Christmas tree, listen to the Victorian Revelers, shop the vendors, purchase baked goods. Visit the Raffle Room and take a chance or two. Admission fee for this event is a donation of nonperishable items which will benefit the Patrician Society Food Bank. Helping local families in the community.
A NIGHT WITH FRANK SINATRA STARRING TONY LEODORA
Saturday, Nov. 10: At the Norristown Maenner-Chor Club, 920 Haws Ave, Norristown. Tickets are $10 which includes dinner and the show. Dinner will be served at 6:00 with the show starting at 6:30 to 10 0 pm. The Norristown Maenner-Chor Club will be transformed into a night club for dinner and a show with the Sounds of Sinatra. Tony Leodora and sensational jazz saxophonist Frankie Ewing will present your favorites from the Great American Songbook throughout the evening. In addition to a heavy dose of Sinatra, there will be the best of Tony Bennett, Dean Martin, Bobby Darin, Nat King Cole and more. An Italian dinner will accompany the musical show. Tickets will be sold at the door. For more information please call the club at 610-272-9043. HOLY SPIRIT 25TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT SERIES
Saturday, Nov. 17: The Holy Spirit 25th Anniversary Concert Series continues with a concert by baritone soloist Brian Ming Chu at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 17 at the church at 2871 Barndt Road at the corner of Sumneytown Pike in Harleysville. Chu is a professor of voice at Muhlenberg College and has been a soloist with numerous ensembles on three continents. This fall he sang the role of Martin Luther in Ludwig Meinardus’ 1876 oratorio, Luther in Worms, with the Dresden Singakademie for the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. Chu did graduate studies at Peabody Conservatory of Music. A free will offering will be received and a dessert reception will follow. For more info, see the webpage at www.churchoftheholyspirit.us.
ELVIS CONCERT
Sunday, Nov. 18: Elvis impersonator Mark Reno will hold a concert at the Norristown Cedar Club, 810 Germantown Pike at 1 p.m. Doors open at 12:30. Tickets are $20 a person for the show and light lunch can be purchased by calling 484791-3800. Proceeds will benefit Muscular Dystrophy Association.
BLOOD DRIVE IN HONOR OF BOBBY NATALINI JR.
Wednesday, Nov. 21: Bobby Natalini Jr. was from East Norriton and attended Norristown Area High School. After being diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a type of bone cancer, Bobby received multiple blood transfusions. The blood he received from anonymous donors granted him more time with family and friends during his three year battle with the disease. Bobby passed away in 2002, just 2 months before his 18th birthday. For the past 15 years, the Natalini Family has been hosting a blood drive in honor of Bobby the day before Thanksgiving. Join us this year as we celebrate Bobby with the 16th Annual Blood drive in his honor at St. Titus Church, 3006 Keenwood Road, East Norriton, from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.
NORRISTOWN CLASS OF 1978 40TH REUNION
Saturday, Nov. 24: Norristown High School Class of 1978 will hold its 40th reunion at Westover Golf and Country Club from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Cost is $75 a person, and includes a buffet dinner and non-alchoholic beverages. Cash bar available. Tickets must be purchased before Nov. 5. For more information on purchasing tickets contact Beverly Bryan O’Donnell at Norristown1978@gmail.com
DESIGNER BAG BINGO
Saturday, Dec. 1: The Norristown Maenner-Chor Club Ladies Auxiliary Presents DESIGNER BAG BINGO at the Norristown MaennerChor Club, 920 Haws Ave, Norristown, PA 19401. Doors Open at 12:00 noon. BINGO begins at 1 pm. Cost is $25 to play Regular BINGO. Specials Available 3 / $5.00 Jackpot BINGO: Cover All 3 / $5.00. Raffles and 50⁄50 will be available. Advanced Ticket Sales $25. At The Door $30. Beverages will be available for sale. NO outside alcohol! This is a NON-SMOKING event. For advanced ticket sales or for more information please call: Joy 610-476-1614 or Michelle 610-342-7161
SPECIAL OLYMPICS OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY FALL TOURNAMENTS
Oct. 21: County Long Distance Running/Walking Invitational at HeebnerPark, 3115 Heebner Rd, Collegeville Dec. 2: County Bowling Touranment, Limerick Bowl, 653 W Ridge Pike, Limerick Dec., 2018: Glenside Rotary Special Athletes Volleyball Tournament, Bryn Athyn Church School, 600 Tomlinson Road, Bryn Athyn BINGO
EVERY WEDNESDAY: Presentation Bingo will be held EVERY Wednesday. Doors open at 5 p.m. with food available for purchase and the games begin at 6:30 p.m. Admission is $10 for boards and $15 for paper. Please join us at Presentation of Our Lord Ukrainian Catholic Church, 1564 Allentown Road Lansdale. For more information please leave a message at 215-362-9599 and we will return the call from a cell phone number.
LITERACY COUNCIL OF NORRISTOWN
Are you looking for a meaningful volunteer experience, which will impact the lives of adult learners and their families? If so, LCN needs you! LCN matches adult volunteer tutors with other adults needing help with reading, writing, math, GED preparation or English as a Second Language (ESL). Volunteer tutors attend a 1.5 hour Orientation and 12-hour Tutor Training Workshop before being matched with a student. The pair is then expected to meet at a public place twice weekly for 1.5 hours per session for a minimum of six months or until the student goal is met. The next Orientation will be held from 4:30 to 6:00 PM on September 5. For more details call 610-292-8515 or visit our website: www.LcnLit.org. For more details call 610-292-8515 or visit our website: www.LcnLit.org. WEST NORRITON TRIPS Friday November 23rd 2018: “Christmas to Remember.” Leave at 8:45 am from Centennial Park to arrive at Bird in Hand Restaurant and Theatre, 11 am is the show followed by the buffet lunch. Return at 5 pm. Cost $80 Saturday December 8:
Army & Navy game. Due to the unavailability of tickets the trip is canceled.
March 3rd to March 15th:
Twelve-night Southern Caribbean cruise on RCL’s Anthem of the Seas. Price includes: 12 night cruise from Cape Liberty, New Jersey, balcony cabin, one day island
tour, group cruise surprises, port taxes, shipboard gratuities for cabin and dining staff. Cost: $1,986 per person based on double occupancy. Trip insurance can be added. Visiting: San Juan, St. Maarten, Antigua, St. Lucia, Barbados, St. Kitts and Nevis.
For more information, call Florence Bruno at 267-2260873.