Church marks 150 years in Irwin

Immanuel Lutheran Church, 612 Chestnut St., Irwin, will celebrate its 150th anniversary on Sept. 11 with a special service at 11:15 a.m. presided over by Bishop Kurt F. Kusserow of the Southwestern Pennsylvania Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America.

The church was founded in 1872 by Swedish settlers and was initially was known as the Swedish Evangelical Westby Church because most of the congregants came from the Westby Parish in Sweden. In 1875, the congregation paid $400 for the land where the church now stands. Men built the wood church after their day of working in nearby mines.

Andrew Carnegie provided the church with a $500 grant for a pipe organ, with the provision that the congregation raise a similar amount. The pipe organ became an integral part of the worship life at the church in 1904. The congregation became more oriented to the United States and dropped the Westby name, and replacing it with Immanuel.

The church is a member of the Pittsburgh Lutheran United Ministries, which is a cooperative ministry comprised of 10 Evangelical Lutheran Church of America congregations in the Pittsburgh area.

Refreshments will be served prior to the service.

Church to hold holiday craft show

About 409 crafters and vendors are expected to sell their wares from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 1 at the holiday craft and vendor show in Mack Hall at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish, 200 Leger Road, North Huntingdon.

There will be auction baskets, a raffle and concession stand. The proceeds benefit the church’s senior youth ministry.

There is free admission and parking. For more information, contact the parish at 724-864-6364.

Waste Management adds option

North Huntingdon’s trash collector, Waste Management, will provide residents with a 32-gallon trash container for those who have been using only plastic bags, but have found that animals have been tearing them apart.

The cost of the container will add $2.50 a month to a resident’s bill.

Residents should call 1-800-451-3060 for more information.

Irwin Borough promotes employees

Irwin Borough promoted two employees.

Katelind Satori is full-time billing and lien supervisor and assistant code enforcement officer at a salary of $31,200; and Matt Sever is public works assistant supervisor and code enforcement officer at a salary of $42,000.

Manor Lions to sell chicken barbecue

The Manor Lions Club will sell barbecue chicken beginning at 11 a.m. Sept. 10 at Roberts Roofing, 89 Manor-Harrison City Road, Manor.

A half chicken, roll, applesauce, cookies and a drink will cost $10. The event, near the American Legion, will continue until sellout.

For more information, email jrare4@comcast.net.

Chorus group seeks singers

Women of all ages and voice ranges who would like to join the Laurel Harmony Chorus, a chapter of Sweet Adelines in Greensburg, can attend an open house from 7 to 9 p.m. Sept. 8 at Trinity United Church of Christ, 139 N. Main St., Greensburg.

Experience is not required. Refreshments will be available.

Those attending should enter the church through the lower level side door.

For more information, call 878-295-1142 or email LaurelHarmonyChorus@gmail.com.

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