Calendar of Events
Wednesday, Sept. 28
Savvy Social Security workshop: will be held Wednesday, Sept. 28, at 2 p.m. and 6:30p.m. at the Township of Spring Fire Station at 2301Monroe Ave in West Lawn. The workshop will cover strategies for maximizing Social Security benefits, the ideal time to apply for Social Security, and ways to minimize taxes on Social Security benefits. The workshop is hosted by Thrivent Financial representatives Lance Hettinger and Suzanne Rigg. Call 610970-4740or visit Thrivent. com/findaworkshop to reserve a place at one of the workshops. Chit-Chat, Sit & Knit: All levels of experience are welcome to bring a knitting project and relax. Registration is required. Free. Event begins at 6:30p.m. at Exeter Community Library 4569Prestwick Dr, Reading, PA 19606. Free. For more information call 610-4069431and visit http://www. berks.lib.pa.us/sxt/ for more information. Bereavement Support Group: sudSSpirit Bereavement Support Group will hold its monthly meeting at 6p.m. at the Exeter Community Library. The group is for those that are survivors of the sudden unexpected death of their spouse or significant other. No registration is required and it is FREE. For more information, a brochure or current newsletter, please call 717-866-2401or email sudsspirit@gmail.com or find us on Facebook. St. Benedict’s Bereavement Support Group: is for those grieving the death of a loved one. The group offers an opportunity to come together to work through the grieving process with the help and support of others who have experienced this difficult journey. The group meets for five (5) consecutive Wednesdays, beginning Sept. 28from 6-30p.m. to 8p.m. in St. Benedict’s rectory meeting room, at 2020Chestnut Hill Road, Mohnton, PA 19540. The meetings are free and nondenominational!.To register or for more information call Judy Campion, 610-7757782or the churchparish office, 610-856-1006.
Friday, Sept. 30
Good Fellowship Riding Club: at Monocacy Creek Road, Birdsboro , Pa. 19508 will hold a Friday Night Fun Show on Sept. 30at 7p.m. For more information, go to goodfellowship#Hotmail. com
Saturday, Oct. 1
Chicken Barbecue: Goodwill United Methodist Church will have a Chicken Barbecue Dinner on Saturday, Oct. 1at the Church, 148Church Rd Elverson. Serving from noon until 5p.m. or until sold out. Please call 610-286-5875 for further information. Reserved tickets will be held until 4p.m.
Car Show: benefiting Humane Pennsylvania will take place on Saturday, October 1(rain date October 2) from 11AM to 3PM at the Danielle Ruiz-Murphy Center & Humane Society of Berks County Dog Park, 503S. Center Road in Birdsboro. All humans and their pets are welcome to browse the variety of automobiles on display, enter 50⁄50 drawings and have a chance to receive door prizes as part of the Car Show. Food and drinks will be available. All proceeds benefit Humane Pennsylvania. For more information, please call 610400-9797. (Humane Pennsylvania is the 2013merger between Humane Society of Berks County & Humane League of Lancaster County; Humane Pennsylvania is not responsible for injuries or damages that may occur at this event.)
Saturday, Oct. 8
All you can eat breakfast buffet: St. Gabriel’s Episcopal Church, 1188 Ben Franklin Hwy. East, Douglassville, will hold an all you can eat breakfast buffet from 8to 11 a.m. The all-you-can-eat buffet will include eggs, pancakes, bacon, sausage, potatoes,toast, coffee, tea, and orange juice. Cost is $8/adult, $4/children Ages 7- 11and kids under 6are free. Parking and entrance at rear of building.
Announcements Boone Area Library
Story Times with Miss Lisa: Mondays, 10:15a.m. and 1:30p.m. Story Riders with Miss Barb: Wednesdays, 11a.m.
Exeter Community Library
To register for programs: come to the library, 4569 Prestwick Dr., Reading or call 610-406-9431. Toddler Story Time: Ages 12-36months, Wednesday at 10a.m. Sleepytime Story Time: All ages, Wednesdays, 7p.m. Preschool Story Time: Ages 3-5with outside activities weather permitting, Thursdays at 10a.m. Baby Lapsit: Infants to walking, Fridays at 9:30a.m. Garden Club: Pottstown Area Garden Club welcomes amateurs interested in all aspects of gardening. Meetings are held the first Friday of every month at St. James Lutheran Church, 1101E. High St., Pottstown at 11:30 a.m. Contact 610-3272235. Birdsboro Rotary: Birdsboro Rotary Club meets 6:30p.m. every Thursday at the Reading Country Club, 5311Perkiomen Ave, Reading. Pagoda Writers: The Pagoda Writers group gets together from 1to 3p.m. the first Saturday of every month on the second floor of the Pagoda, 98Duryea Dr., Reading. Stitching Circle: The Mifflin Community Library’s Evening Stitching Circle meets every Monday from 6:30-8p.m., and the Afternoon Stitching Circle meets every Wednesday from 1-3 p.m. New members are always welcome and should bring their own materials. There are currently between 12-15members who sew, knit and crochet. The group works on personal projects as well as service projects to benefit the community. Come join in loads of fun & stitching! Writers group: Mifflin Writers Group continues to meet the 1st & 3rd Thursdays of the month from 6:30-8 p.m. Mifflin Writers Group is composed of writers of all genres and levels of experience. Their purpose is to motivate, inspire, instruct, inform, share and critique each other in their writing efforts in a free flowing and relaxed atmosphere. Come get writing! Most programs encourage pre-registration and take place downstairs at the Mifflin Community Library unless otherwise noted.
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