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St. Columban’s holds Bundt Cake Bakeoff

St. Columban’s on the Lake Retirement Home in Silver Creek recently held its annual Great Bundt Cake Bakeoff. Each year, residents and staff compete to see who can make the most delicious and creative baked treat, and because many of the residents have decades of baking experience, ...

Cub Scouts help with spring yardwork

Cub Scouts from pack 252 in Silver Creek took advantage of a warm spring day to help clear the yards at Our Lady of Mt Carmel during the last weekend of March. Branches, leaves, nuts and twigs were removed from the lawn and various flower beds by the scouts and their families. The cleanup was ...

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Dan Schall concert set for Sunday in Stockton STOCKTON — Soloist Dan Schall from Zelienople, Pennsylvania will present a gospel concert Sunday, April 7 at 11 a.m. at Stockton Community Church, 4554 West Railroad Ave., Stockton. Through his music, he shares his love for Jesus Christ, focuses on encouragement and God’s love for mankind. A freewill offering will be received. The public is invited to attend. Church of the Living Spirit This week’s speaker is Colleen Vanderzyden. Church services are held every Sunday in the Assembly Hall on Cleveland Avenue in Lily Dale. Service ...

The Resurrection

One claim that sets Christianity apart from every other major religion is that its main prophet is still alive. No other religion can make this claim. How can this be, since that major prophet walked the earth over 2000 years ago and was crucified publicly? Answer: on the third day He rose again, what we call the Resurrection. Jesus, true God in every sense of the word, was also true man. He became man to live among us and be our Savior. And while the world crucified Him for one reason (a trumped-up charge of blasphemy), God the Father in heaven had something else in mind that His Son ...

Addiction organization to host luncheon for area pastors

The Addiction Response Ministry of Chautauqua County would like to invite all area pastors in Northern Chautauqua County to a special Pastoral/Church Leader’s lunch meeting scheduled for Wednesday, April 17, at noon. This lunch meeting will be held at the Clarion Hotel which is located at 30 Lakeshore Drive, Dunkirk. “Over the last three years, the Lord has used the Addiction Response Ministry to bring hope, healing, and deliverance to an array of people who are affected by substance abuse in Chautauqua County,” said Bishop Leecroft Clarke, Chairperson of Addiction Response ...

St. Gianna Pregnancy Outreach Center receives newborn blankets

Life is precious — from the womb to the tomb. This statement is lived out in the Chautauqua County community not only in word but also in action. For months the members of Touch of Love Society who reside at the St. Columban’s on the Lake Retirement Home have spent many hours making blankets for babies and young children whose families are clients at the St. Gianna Molla Pregnancy Outreach Center. A simple blanket begins with many thoughts and ideas. One thought from the volunteers at St. Gianna: the children need help; what can we give them to stay warm and cuddly? Another ...