News & notes

Movie night

Tabor United Methodist Church: A free Outdoor Movie Night featuring “How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World” is held July 7 at 2209 Hendricks Station Road, Woxall, Upper Salford. Food will be available staring at 7:45 p.m. and the movie starts at 8:15. Bring your own seating. For questions call the church office at (215) 234-4852 or see www.taborumc.org.

Let’s eat

Lansdale Presbyterian Church: The church at 450 Oak Park Road, Hatfield Township, hosts a free meal at 1 p.m. June 30. All are welcome and reservations are not necessary. For more information call (215) 3681119.

Prayer time

Shelly Square Shopping Center: Marketplace Prayer Ministry is the monthly prayer ministry located at a storefront location at 2850 Shelly Road, Upper Salford. In July it will be held 4 to 8 p.m. July 5. Participants can visit prayer stations, pray alone or request a prayer team from Tabor Methodist Church to pray with them. Quiet meditative music is provided during this time. A time of worship is offered at 6:30 p.m. Contact Tabor with any questions at (215) 234-4852 or adminassistant@taborumc.org.

Service notes

St. Peter’s Lutheran Church: The church at 211 S. Main St., North Wales, celebrates a Holy Communion Service at 9:30 a.m. June 30 featuring special music by flutist Cindy Le Blanc. The mission team will also share some of their experiences in Puerto Rico. St. Peter’s was founded this month 243 years ago, in June 1776.

Trinity Lutheran Church: “Church on the Lawn,” a casual, intimate, dog- and kid-friendly form of worship, is held at 6 p.m. Wednesdays in June, July and August on the front lawn facing Main Street at 1000 W. Main St., Lansdale. Bring a chair or blanket.

St. Peter’s Lutheran Church: Jazz Vespers is held the first Sunday of the month at 7 p.m. This non-traditional evening service featuring jazz music blended with prayers, a spiritual message and other elements of worship. Local musicians are encouraged to join in (arrive by 6:30). A free-will offering will be taken. The church is at 211 S. Main St., North Wales.

Sign up

North Penn Mosque: A seminar on “Understanding Existence” is held 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 29-30 at 600 Maple Ave., Lansdale. Cost is $25 and includes lunch. Register at www.najaminstitute.com.

Trinity Lutheran Church: Mental Health First Aid teaches you how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders in a training session 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 29 in Room 125⁄127 of the church at 1000 W. Main St., Lansdale. The workshop will also teach how to administer naloxone in the event of opioid overdose. Faith leaders, community members, employers, police officers, hospital staff, first responders and caring individuals are all encouraged to attend. Registration is required at https://forms. gle/gq5SMGav3UUbnY6b9. Lunch will be provided. For more information contact Amy at asmith@uls.edu.

Music notes

St. John’s United Church of Christ: The North Pennsmen Barbershop Chorus will perform several selections, including “Day by Day” and “The Lord’s Prayer,” at the 10:15 a.m. service on June 30. The church is at 500 W. Main St., Lansdale. All are welcome. Call (215) 8555489 or visit www.st-johnsucc.org.

Church of the Holy Spirit: On June 29 at 7 p.m. will be a concert by the Esherick Piano Trio and Friends. The church is at 2871 Barndt Road, Upper Salford. Featured will be local musicians Seth Trumbore on piano, Peter Lockman on cello, Keoni Bolding on violin, Lorenzo Raval on violin, Lukas Shrout on viola and Dylan Reckner on bass. A freewill offering will be received and a dessert reception will follow. For more information call (215) 234-8020 or visit www.churchoftheholyspirit.net.

Christ Church United Church of Christ: A free Independence Eve Concert with The Song Sheets Plus is held at 6;30 p.m. July 3 in the parking lot at 1003 W. Marshall St., Norristown. Bring your own seating. Proceeds from a concession stand benefit Missions Ministry. Call (610) 275-3092 or visit www.uccchristchurch.org.

For singles

Silverdale Brethren in Christ Church: Singles that are 50 and older are invited to learn to play the card game Crazy Uno at 7 p.m. Thursdays at the church at 165 W. Main St., Silverdale. For information call (215) 593-9995 or email carolonline1@verizon.net.

Study

Congregation Beth

Or: Torah study takes place at 9:30 a.m. Saturdays, between Shabbat services, at 239 Welsh Road, Upper Dublin.

Play time

Presentation of Our Lord Ukrainian Catholic Church: Bingo will be held every Wednesday. Doors open at 5 p.m., with food available for purchase, and the games begin at 6:30. Admission is $10 for boards and $15 for paper. The church is at 1564 Allentown Road, Towamencin. For more information leave a message at (215) 362-9599.

Help others

Christ Covenant Church: During July Christ Covenant Church, 2200 Mainland Road, Towamencin, will be supporting the Lamb Foundation’s Cornucopia Cupboard with donations of non-perishable food. Items especially needed in restocking their food pantry are: canned fruit and vegetables, peanut butter, jelly, 100 percent juice, pasta and pasta sauce, rice, beans, instant pudding, dry cereal, canned tuna and salmon, disposable razors, deodorant, bar soap, shampoo, bleach, laundry detergent, fabric softeners, paper towels and toilet paper. Contributions may be dropped off through July 31 at the church office Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Sundays from 9 to noon. Call (215) 256-8101 or visit www.christ-covenant.org.

Gather together

Montco Bible Fellowship: Around the 4 Bases, which meets at 9 a.m. Sundays, explores belief and spiritual growth. Call (215) 855-899 for The starting

dates. Three additional classes can follow Class 101. Also, a Virtuous group for teen girls meets at noon on the second Sunday of the month. A Courageous group for young men meets at 8 a.m. on the first and third Saturdays of the month. The church is at 160 E. Main St., Lansdale. Go to www. montcobf.org.

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.

Franconia Mennonite Church: Celebrate Recovery meets 7 to 9 p.m. Mondays at the church on Route 113, Franconia. All are welcome.

Tai chi, yoga

Church of the Holy Spirit: Tai chi sessions for beginners are held at 10 a.m. Saturdays at the church, Barndt Road and Sumneytown Pike, Upper Salford. Intermediate level sessions are held at 8 a.m. Saturdays. Yoga sessions start at 7 p.m. Mondays.

In the parade

Whitemarsh Township July Fourth Parade: St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Lafayette hill is taking part in the annual parade. In addition to members of the St. Peter’s congregation marching in the parade, St. Peter’s pastor, the Rev. Joanthan Suloff, will give the invocation for the parade. The parade steps off at 10 a.m. from the Barren Hill Fire Company on Germantown Pike, concluding at Miles Park, at Germantown Pike and Joshua Road. On May 20, 1778, St. Peter’s was part of the Revolutionary War’s Battle of Barren Hill.