The Community Calendar is a weekly feature of the Community Courier.
Local clubs, civic organizations, nonprofit agencies, schools, etc., that would like to have events or meeting date information published, should contact the Community Courier in writing at least two weeks before the event. No items will be accepted over the phone.
Send news releases to Engle Publishing Company, Community Courier, P.O. Box 500, Mount Joy, PA 17552 or fax them to 717-892-6024. Calendar items can also be emailed to ffulton@engleonline.com. For more information, call 800-800-1833, ext. 7592.
Outdoor Story Time
Boone Area Library is offering outdoor story time at Main Bird Park, 226 N. Water St., Birdsboro, on Wednesdays, Nov. 11 and 18, from 9 to 10 a.m.
Outdoor story time will also be offered at Amity Community Park, 1845 Weavertown Road, Douglassville, on Mondays, Nov. 13 and 20 from 10 to 11 a.m.
The library will provide books, coloring sheets and music. For more information, email sbichild@berks.lib.pa.us or visit http://www.facebook.com/boonearealibrary.
Senior Connections
Senior Connections will meet on Thursday, Nov. 12, at noon at Conestoga Mennonite Church, 2779 Main St., Morgantown. Featured will be a Thanksgiving meal and Thanksgiving bingo with prizes. All seniors age 60 and over are welcome.
Strollers Hike
The Berks Community Strollers will hike at Angelica Creek Park on Route 10 near Alvernia University on Saturday, Nov. 14. The group will meet at 10 a.m. at the park. The GPS address for the park is 700 Arlington St., Reading. For more information or directions, call Kay, the hike leader, at 610-796-7602.
Neighbors Meeting
Neighbors Caring and Sharing, a Christian women's group that meets weekly at Conestoga Mennonite Church in Morgantown, will meet on Tuesday, Nov. 17, from 9:15 to 11 a.m. The topic will be "Wisdom for Women on the Go." Attendees will learn practical cleaning and cooking tips, as well as share information on gardening, freezing and canning. There will also be a discussion about parenting and marriage.
Conestoga Mennonite Church is located at 2779 Main St. (Route 23), Morgantown. For more information and a complete calendar of events, visit http://www.conestogamennonitechurch.org/neighbors.html or call the church office at 610-286-9124.
Soup Sale, Bazaar
St. Peter United Church of Christ, 1920 Ridge Road (Route 23), Knauertown, will hold a soup sale on Saturday, Nov. 14, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. in conjunction with the church's Christmas bazaar.
Preorders are now being taken.T hose who would like to purchase soup should call the church office at 610-469-9690 or email stpeterucc@stpeterucc.org, leave their name and phone number and their choice of soups. Selections are chicken corn, Italian beef vegetable, sausage potato and spinach, pumpkin cheese and chicken tortilla
Soup will be sold by the quart and pint. Quantities are limited.
The annual Christmas bazaar will feature crafts, a silent auction and a sale of baked goods. Breakfast and lunch will be served to go. Outside flea market spaces are available; vendors must bring their own tables. Masks will be required to enter the bazaar. For more information, call the church office.
Free Thanksgiving Meal
St. Stephen Reformed Church, 249 E. Main St., New Holland, will host its 27th annual free community Thanksgiving Day meal in a reimagined format on Thursday, Nov. 26, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Although a dine-in meal will not be possible, the church will offer pickup meals at the front entrance and home delivery for residents living in Eastern Lancaster County School District who have special needs and/or are homebound.
A traditional Thanksgiving Day meal will be prepared by Yoder's Country Market. Reservations are required for both pickup and delivery. Call 717-354-7871 by Tuesday, Nov. 17, for reservations and additional details.
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