Lakeshore Humane Society monthly General Membership meeting set

The Lakeshore Humane Society monthly General Membership meeting will take place on Thursday, Sept.19 at the Lakeshore Humane Society Adoption Center, 431 E. Chestnut St., Dunkirk, at 6:30 pm. The public is welcome. See www.lakeshorehumanesociety.org or call 716-672-1991 for information.

Monthly Auxiliary

meeting set for Tuesday

Dunkirk Memorial Unit 62 Auxiliary monthly meeting will be Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Post 62, 211 Central Ave. Auxiliary members are encouraged to attend and new members are welcome.

Services

return at UUCNC

The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Northern Chautauqua (UUCNC), located at 222 Temple St. in Fredonia, holds a Sunday Worship Service at 11 a.m., both at their physical location and on Zoom. For those wishing to join us virtually, please visit https://tinyurl.com/caluucnc. Click on “Worship Service” on the date you are attending and scroll down for the Zoom link. For those attending the in-person service, please follow the driveway and park in the lower lot behind the building. Handicapped parking is located between the two buildings and directly behind the second building.

The theme for September is Invitation. On Sunday, the annual Ingathering and Water Ceremony will take place with speaker Rev. Ron Skowronski. The group will mingle the waters collected from the summer hiatus from regular Sunday worship services and bless the stones that we use during Joys and Concerns.

Following the worship service, the group will celebrate July, August, and September birthdays. and enjoy a potluck lunch. If you are able, bring a dish to share. If you bring food, please list the ingredients for anyone with dietary concerns. Please bring a small vessel of water for the water ceremony.

Sunday is also Share the Plate Sunday to benefit the Chautauqua Blind Association. All non-pledge money collected through the month of September will be donated to this organization.

The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Northern Chautauqua strives to be a vibrant, welcoming, multigenerational, diverse community enlivened by the power of radical love.

For more information, visit the website at www.uucnc.org or call at 716-679-7944.

Food pantry to be open Sept. 21

On Saturday, Sept. 21, The Fredonia Food Pantry will be open from 10 a.m. until noon at Fredonia Presbyterian Church at 219 Central Ave. The pantry serves the needs of residents of Fredonia, ZIP code 14063, Pomfret, Sheridan, and Laona. All guests receive one or more bags of non-perishable food. Number of bags given out depends on family size.

Sinclairville Library

Summer Reading Program’s last event

SINCLAIRVILLE — The Sinclairville Free Library invites the public to its final Summer Reading Program Adventure featuring Sundance Kids Farm Petting Zoo on Monday from 5 to 7 p.m. Join in the fun with animals and an ice cream sundae bar to celebrate another wonderful summer of reading. The library is located at 15 Main St. For additional information about library services, programs and events please visit the website at www.sinclairvillelibrary.org or call 716-962-5885.

Thank you to NYSCOPBA at Lakeview, Ross Grange and the Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Library system for your support of summer reading in Sinclairville.