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Date correction: Starting Tuesday, February 15th, weather permitting “Grief Share” will be meeting at 10am at the Helping Hand Community Center of Slatedale, located at 4019 Main Street, Slatedale. If you are interested in participating in this program contact Pastor Bill to register, as size of group may be limited.

Looking ahead to Lent services beginning on Wednesday March 2nd, the series of services is titled “By My Hand For My Sake”. All services are at 7PM. St. Peter’s Bible Study on Monday mornings at 11am and Monday evening at 6:30pm are back in session. Please contact Pastor Bill for further information. As with all activities of the church the Bible studies are open to all. There is no cost for the book, but donations are accepted.

At this time, we are continuing with the online services along with the church being fully opened. On Friday’s join Pastor Michelle with “Moments with Kids, at 4PM. These can be viewed on facebook.com/StPetersChurch18080.

EDGE (Every Day God Encounters) is looking for you to come and join us.! All youth in 6th through 12th grades are invited to attend an evening of fellowship, activities, and Biblical lessons, and the first Monday of the month is game and snack night. Regular meetings are held on Monday evening from 6-7PM. For more information, please contact Kristin at 484-550-2578. The group meets at the Helping Hands Community

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The Bible study/Sunday school hour is at 9am, followed by the regular service at 10am. As the cold and flu season heat up, we are asking you to stay home if you are sick and watch online. Wearing of masks is not required, if you feel the need to continue wearing a mask that will be your choice. All persons entering the Church may do so through any door, upon entering there will be hand sanitizer (provided).

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Due to the weather, Thursday Food Truck is not operating. We are planning on them resuming in April 2022. Also church cancellations can be found on the church facebook page and on WFMZ. Our monthly clothing ministry “The Redeemers Closet” is open on the 3rd Saturday of the month from 9am -Noon, at the Helping Hands Community Center of Slatedale located at 4019 Main St. Slatedale. See you in February on the 19th. At this time, the Board is requesting that masks be worn. Please note that both clothing collection boxes are now open for donations of gently used clothing only NO toys, etc. Please do not leave clothing outside of collection boxes. If clothing gets wet, we must throw it away. Your cooperation is appreciated.

In all areas of the church’s ministries, we continue to praise God for his blessings both large and small. If you have a need, please contact Pastor Bill at 610-737-1450 to see if help is available.

Whether you are looking for a place to worship or would just like to participate in our church activities, you can always contact Pastor Bill at 610-737-1450, or check out our website: stpetersumcemerald.org.

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We found seventeen ideas for planning a frugal, but not “cheap” wedding at thesimpledollar.com (full link at the end of this article). Here is a sampling of the strategies you will find there that collectively can shave thousands of dollars from the budget of any average wedding.

Start planning early

The more time you give yourself to plan, the easier it becomes to identify bargains and turn them into a reality. Since so many wedding features are expensive, investing more time yourself can cut those costs quickly. Give yourself an extra few months between the start of planning and the event.

Ask for wedding help Instead of wedding gifts

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Savings: $1,400

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Savings: $10,500

Another approach is to see if you can use a public park for the wedding and utilize any structures the parks and recreation department may have for a reception. Many such departments have nice older houses near parks that can be used for events like this. While there will still be a notable cost involved for this, it’s often significantly lower than paying for a full-service venue, possibly saving you $6,500.

Do the catering yourself or Hire a family-owned restaurant

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Savings: $250

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Go minimal with the flowers

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Make your own invitations

Strategy: Print your own wedding invitations

Savings: $390

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We can worry about almost anything. We can worry about our job, the state of the world, our relationships – even our upcoming wedding! Have you ever heard of “wedding jitters”? Worrying is behind most of that.

What’s important to know, is that studies suggest worrying can negatively impact our health with the unnecessary stress it brings into our lives. That’s not good for us. Instead of worrying, which is usually focused on what can go wrong we should be spending energy on reaching goals and enjoying the positive things in life. Here are some simple ideas that might help lessen the amount of worrying you do overall.

Keep a Journal

Whenever you find yourself worrying, write down what you’re worrying about. Be as specific as possible. Having a record of what has worried you can help you see the number of worries that play out in your life. If a similar worry repeats itself, you can learn from past experiences that there may be little or nothing to really worry about.

Practice Mindfulness

If you find yourself worrying about things way out in the future that you have no possible control over as you sit there today, stop and redirect your thoughts. Live in “today’s moment.” This takes practice but paired with deep-breathing exercises it can create a greater sense of calm.

Go “Off the Grid”

An organization called Anxiety UK did a study that revealed half of the participants felt worried when disconnected from their social media or email. Think about that. If that applies to you, maybe consider pursuing a regular “active disconnection” from all the stimulus and noise of social media at a specific time of day. This could even involve taking up a hobby – baking, long walks, or visits to the library. Any one of those things could help lessen your worrying.

Plan “Worry Time”

Create a brief spot in your daily routine dedicated to worrying. This could be in the shower, with a cup of coffee in the mornings, or on your lunch break. Then at any other time of the day when you catch yourself worrying, procrastinate it to your next “worry time.”

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OFF THE SHELF Slatington Library News

Submitted by Louise Bechtel

The Slatington Library is open for those looking for books and/or computer use. CHANGE IN MASK POLICY. Due to the increase in Covid-19 cases, we are now asking everyone to wear a mask in the library.

The library will once again be sponsoring the Donald Owens reading incentive program. This program is held in honor of Donald Owens who was an avid reader and friend of the library. The participants need to read 10 books and write down the titles. For every 10 books read, a raffle ticket will be given. Four $25.00 prizes will be given away. This program will begin on February 18th, and end on May 1st. Readers of all ages are invited to participate.

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The library is currently receiving donations in memory of John Kisthardt and Debbie Silfies. We thank the families for including the library in remembrance of their loved ones. If you would like to purchase a book in memory or in honor of someone, please contact the library.

The library is no longer collecting fines for overdue books. The practice was suspended during the Covid-19 closures, and our regional library consortium decided to keep it that way. If you have any overdue materials, please return them to the library, there will be no fines, no questions asked. The book return is always open.

You can sign-up for a library card in our online catalog and select e-books and audio books from the Carbon Lehigh Downloadable Library. Both links are on our web page.

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