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Service Held to Honor Donors of Stained Glass Memory Windows

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Methodist Church Windows - In Memory ofA special service was held at Dunmore United Methodist Church to honor donors of eight antique stained glass windows installed in 1888. Each is inscribed “Gift of” or “In memory of” with the name of a person.

Cynthia Zujkowski, a self-described history buff, was curious about the people so remembered and decided to do some research, and consequently, was able to get in touch with a handful of living descendants of the donors, who were invited to the Memorial Day service.

The response to the invitation was enthusiastic, with one man coming from Florida, another from California, and two women from Virginia. Ms. Zujkowski did a presentation on the historical information discovered thus far about these founding members of the congregation.

The window inscriptions include: In memory of Annie E. Hopkins; In memory of Robert and Mary Pinnell; In memory of Stewart Dilley; In memory of Allen Secor; Gift of Angeline Dersheimer, Gift of Thomas Dersheimer; Gift of the Oxford League, and Gift of Jones Pinnell.

Local Advent Services to be held

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Three Roman Catholic parishes in Northeastern Pennsylvania are continuing an annual tradition of collaborating to present two special services during the upcoming Advent season.

Open Our Hearts, an Advent service of word and song, will be presented in locations in Lackawanna and Luzerne Counties on the second and third Sundays of Advent, Dec. 6 and 13. Both services are free and open to the public.

The first will be held on Sunday, Dec. 6, at Holy Family Parish Church, 574 Bennett St., Luzerne, and the second is set for Sunday, Dec.13, at St. Anthony of Padua Church, 208 Smith St., Dunmore. The services begin at 7 p.m. each evening and are open to the public at no charge.

This year marks the seventh year of this remarkable collaboration among three parishes in two counties. The music for the service features the combined choir of more  than 60 voices from Holy Family Parish, Luzerne (Rev. Joseph Pisaneschi, Administrator); SS. Anthony and Rocco Parish, Dunmore (Rev. David Cappelloni, Pastor); and Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish, Dunmore (Rev. John Doris, Pastor), as well as several soloists and an instrumental ensemble.  Directors of Music at the parishes are, respectively, Linda Houck, Joseph Moffitt, and Geri Seitzinger.

Open Our Hearts offers those who participate an opportunity to embrace the season of Advent and its spirit of preparation for Christmas. Through Scripture readings and musical selections, the program will focus on how God’s people have opened their hearts to welcome Him throughout salvation history.

For more information about these events, please contact the parish office at Holy Family Parish, Luzerne (570-287-6600), Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish, Dunmore (570-346-7429), or Saints Anthony and Rocco Parish, Dunmore (570-344-1209).