NEWS & NOTES Music notes

St. John’s United Church of Christ: Guitarist Don Reese and Cindy Reese, vibraphone, will perform special music at the 10:15 a.m. service on Sunday. The church is at 500 W. Main St., Lansdale. Call (215) 855-5489 or visit www. st-johns-ucc.org. North Penn Church of Christ: The Dalí Quartet International Music Festival presents a free chamber music recital at 4 p.m. today at 300 North Wales Road, Montgomery Township. The program will feature music by Brahms, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Haydn and more. Students featured in the recitals come from all over the United States and Puerto Rico.

Movie night

Congregation Tiferet Bet Israel: Tiferet Bet Israel Gets Reel FIlmfest 2018 continues Aug. 7 with free screenings of “The Women’s Balcony” at 10:30 a.m. and 6:45 p.m. in the TBI library, 1920 Skippack Pike, Whitpain. An accident during a bar mitzvah celebration leads to a gender rift in a devout Orthodox community in Jerusalem, in this tale about women speaking truth to a patriarchal power. It’s in Hebrew with English subtitles. There will be complimentary popcorn.

Study

St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church: The Metanoia group for Montgomery County Catholics in their 20s and 30s holds a Bible study at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 14 at the church, 428 S. Main St., North Wales. Visit www. facebook.com/metanoiayoungadults.

Online safety

Gwynedd Square Presbyterian Church: The church at 837 Sumneytown Pike, Upper Gwynedd, is hosting a free “Internet and Technology Safety” presentation with officer Fred Lynch of the Upper Gwynedd Police Department at 3 p.m. Sunday. Lynch will speak about how to protect yourself from internet, phone and email scams. Light refreshments will be served afterwards. Call the church office at (215) 699-9159 or visit www.gwyneddsquare.org.

Happy 125

Highland Park Camp Meeting: The camp at 415 Highland Park Road, Sellersville, is celebrating it’s 125th anniversary with a revival through today. Highland Park Camp Meeting is also celebrating that it is now on the National Register of Historic Places. To celebrate, nationally-known musician and evangelist David Crain will present music and messages on “Hope” at 7 p.m. An open house of the “Martha’s Vineyard” type cottages will also be held. All events are free.

On your mark!

Zion Mennonite Church: Zion’s sixth annual Wednesday Night Races will be held Aug. 8. Registration begins at 5:50 p.m. and races begin at 6. You are invited to attend all five races, or join the ones that you can, to watch as your child gets faster and more confident. All participants will receive a ribbon at the end of their race. This event is free. Zion is at 149 Cherry Lane, Souderton. Call (215) 7233592 for more information.

Bible school

Advent Lutheran Church: A “Splash Canyon: God’s Promise on Life’s Wild Ride” themed bible school for children ages 4 through entering fifth-grade is held 9 a.m. to noon Aug. 6-10 at the church on Route 113 in Lower Salford. See http://adventharleysville. org/event/vacation-bibleschool-2018.

Help others

Gwynedd Square Presbyterian Church: A school supplies drive is being held through Aug. 12. Supplies needed are pencils, pens, crayons, pencil cases, markers, highlighters, erasers, glue sticks, three-ring binders, filler paper, notebooks, folders, scissors and rulers. These will be given to children who need them to get a good start in school this fall. Stop at the GSPC Welcome Center in the narthex, 837 Sumneytown Pike, Upper Gwynedd, for more information and to receive a gift bag as a first time guest. Christ Covenant Church: During August the church at 2200 Mainland Road, Towamencin, will be supporting Shepherd’s Shelf in Kulpsville with donations of non-perishable food items. Supplies especially needed in restocking the pantry are: cereal, applesauce, canned fruits/vegetables, dried fruit and granola bars, stewed tomatoes, tomato paste, peanut butter and jelly, beef stew, spaghetti sauce, chili, instant potatoes, minute rice, hamburger helper and spaghetti-o’s, mac and cheese, shampoo, body wash, soap, toothpaste and toothbrushes, diapers, baby wipes, detergent and paper products. Contributions may be dropped off at the church office Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Sunday mornings from 9 to 11 a.m. Call (215) 256-8101 or visit www.christ-covenant.org.

Parents and kids

Plains Mennonite Church: A Play and Pray mom and tots group meets at 9:30 to 11 a.m. Thursdays in Plains Park in Hatfield. Registration is not required, but for more information contact Kendra of St. Maria Goretti Parish at itpmentor209@ yahoo.com.

Try tai chi

Church of the Holy Spirit: On Saturdays there are tai chi sessions for beginners at 10 a.m. Sessions for intermediate tai chi are held at 8 a.m. Saturdays. The church is at 2871 Barndt Road and Sumneytown Pike, Upper Salford.

New members welcome

St. Maria Goretti Catholic Church: The Prayer Shawl Ministry meets at 1 p.m. the second and fourth Thursday of every month in the Parish Center basement, Derstine and Cowpath roads, Hatfield. New members are welcome and experience is not necessary. Yarn and needles provided. Contact Barbara at (440) 655-0650.

Adult class

Montco Bible Fellowship: A “Habakkuk: Trusting God When Life Doesn’t Make Sense” class meets at 9 a.m. Sundays at the multi-cultural church at 160 E. Main St., Lansdale. Call (215) 855-0899.

Let’s eat

Christ Covenant Church: The church at 2200 Mainland Road, Towamencin, offers a free Community Hot Breakfast from 8 to 10 a.m. the last Saturday of every month. For more information call (215) 256-8101 or visit www.christ-covenant. org.

Gather together

Souderton Mennonite Church: A support group for dementia caregivers is held at 6:30 p.m. the fourth Tuesday of the month in the Connections Cafe, across from the Fellowship Hall at 105 W. Chestnut St., Souderton. Church of the Holy Spirit: An Al-Anon Family Group, Pathway to Peace, meets from 10 to 11 a.m. Fridays at the church, Sumneytown Pike and Barndt Road, Upper Salford. If you have, or have had, a family member, friend or coworker whose drinking or drug use is affecting or troubling you, contact Judy at jemorice@gmail.com. Bethel Hill United Methodist Church: A Prayers Regarding Addiction Recovery prayer group meets at noon the last Sunday of each month in the church sanctuary, 2000 Bethel Road, Worcester. All are welcome. Plains Mennonite Church: Parents and caregivers of a child with autism or Asperger’s syndrome are invited to join a monthly support group that meets at 7 p.m. the second Friday of the month at the church, 50 W. Orvilla Road, Hatfield. Give and receive emotional and practical support, as exchange information and stories to be more effectively equipped with skills and insights to parent children on the autism spectrum. To RSVP or for more information, go to http://plainsmennonitechurch.org/eventscalendar/everyone or call (215) 362-7640. Celebrate Recovery: This group meets 7 to 9 p.m. Mondays at Franconia Mennonite Church, Route 113, Franconia. All are welcome.

For men

St. Maria Goretti Catholic Church: Men of all ages are welcome to That Man Is You 7 to 8:30 a.m. Saturdays in the lower level of the Parish Center, Derstine and Cowpath roads, Hatfield. TMIY is a program for men organized around a central theme, and presented through the lens of seven steps. Each morning session has three components: a social gathering over breakfast refreshments, a 30-minute DVD presentation and opportunity for discussion. The program addresses the pressures and temptations that men face in our modern culture. For more information, or to register, contact Bill at tmiysmg@gmail.com or (215) 721-0199, ext. 254.

Registration open

Saint Mary Catholic School: The school in Upper Frederick Township is now taking new registrations for both Agnus Dei Academy (pre-school through age 4) and Kindergarten to eighthgrade. Call the school office at (610) 287-7757. Zwingli United Church of Christ: Call (215) 723-1186 or visit www.zwingli.org/ zns to get more information on enrollment for children in Zwingli’s preschool program. The church is at 350 Wile Ave., Souderton. Zion Mennonite Church: Enrollment is open for the 2018-2019 school year at Zion Mennonite Nursery School on Cherry Lane in Souderton. They offer classes for 3-, 4- and 5-yearolds. For more information, call (215) 723-3592 or go to www.zionmennonite.org. Trinity Lutheran Church: Children that will be 4 years old by Sept. 1 can be signed up for preschool for the 2018-2019 school year. The 3-year-old and 4-year-old morning class will meet 9:15 to 11:45 a.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. The 4- and 5-year-old prekindergarten morning class will be held 9:15 to 11:45 a.m. weekdays. Contact Lisa at lcorr@trinitylansdale. com.

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